《The Game Character I Raised is the Boss of the End of the World》 CH 1 Apr 14 2022 Greetings from the translato CH 2 Apr 15 2022 Greetings from the translato CH 3 Apr 15 2022 Li Weilan never believed in guardian angels. He didn¡¯t understand why he said that sentence or kept thinking of everything that person did for him so far. Whatever, as for being his ¡°guardian angel,¡± it could only deceive people like Xi Nan who still has innocence and light in their eyes. Translator here thank you for reading on hololonovels.com In the dead of night, Li Weilan took the initiative to watch the first half of the night and let Xi Nan watch the second half of the night. In fact, he knew that the night watch was completely unnecessary. With the existence of the protective shield, nothing can hurt them, but Li Weilan also knew that the two siblings should not be allowed to develop a psychological dependence on him. He is not their protector, and no one in this world should be responsible for the lives of others. So even if it is not necessary, he still implemented an appropriate vigil plan. Fortunately, Xi Nan agreed. It was the first half of the night, and Xi Nan and Xi Bei went to rest by the fire. There was a slight snoring permeated in the air. Li Weilan looked at the two siblings, who were hugging each other for warmth, rolling into a ball like two little animals, the picture was warm and bright. After he made sure that they were both asleep, he went inside his space. Translator here thank you for reading on hololonovels.com He knew what his space was like. There used to be boxes of supplies piled up everywhere, all of which were for food, but they were all taken away when he was betrayed by those people. When he picked up the pieces of wolf meat and stacked them in the space, he just wanted to store it inside and didn¡¯t care about sorting them out. So, his original expectation was to enter a messy and bloody space. But now it doesn¡¯t look like that. In his space, the sky is gray and dark, but the wolf meat that should have been piled up in a mess has been hung up neatly, and several large pieces of wolf skin have been dried and hung under the eaves. The original dilapidated thatched hut was spotless and clean. His ability riot has stopped, and the space has also been upgraded. Regardless, no matter how much one upgrades, he¡¯s never heard of anyone¡¯s space having this kind of automatic sorting ability. ¡°Who did all this?¡± Faint ripples appeared in Li Weilan¡¯s heart. Could it be that the person who was watching him secretly could even enter his space casually? ¡°No, it can¡¯t be. This is impossible.¡± The only one who can enter the space of a spatial ability user is the person themselves. This is an iron rule. Even if the person who saved him is powerful, this is impossible. Translator here thank you for reading on hololonovels.com Li Weilan tried to calm down, but only tasted a bit of unspeakable bitterness and uneasiness. He doesn¡¯t dare to store things in the space anymore for the time being, and he would rather not have a space that cannot be fully be his own. ** Shen Cheng didn¡¯t have time to log in to the game until after getting off work the next day. Counting the time, it has been almost 24 hours since she first used the protective shield on the cub. The day of a social animal is very busy. Shen Cheng has a boss who treats her like trash but still tells her ¡°I value you very much and focus on nurturing you¡±. During the day, she was busy like a small spinning top, having the time to drink a glass of water is a luxury, having a meal is just taking two bites in a hurry, and she basically had no time to open the game. It was not until she got on the subway and found a seat that Shen Cheng could click on the game icon on the phone. The pop-up picture made her stunned: what¡¯s going on? Someone bullied my cub? On the phone screen, the progress of the protective shield just reached 0:0:0, and the system gives a new task: [Main Mission 3: Investigate the stronghold of the blocking party and rescue the refugees. Current completion: 0/20. Mission reward: 20 gold coins. ¡¿ Shen Cheng just glanced at the mission requirements and quickly turned her attention back to the game itself. Translator here thank you for reading on hololonovels.com Li Weilan stood beside a car. In front of the car was a barricade covered with nails, and next to the barricade stood a group of men with colorfully dyed hair, holding sticks and flamethrowers in their hands. Shen Cheng¡¯s impression of Li Weilan was still that of a little villain so pitiful and miserable when she first entered the game. She was afraid that the cub would be injured again. When she entered the game and saw those sharp spikes on the road, she couldn¡¯t help but feel a burst of anger. If the role of roadblocks is to force the passersby to stop, putting nails on the road is simply vicious! This is just completely ignoring the safety of the people in the vehicles. Once the car runs over these nails, the tire will be blown up, and if the tire blows out at high speed, the car may become unable to maintain its balance. It is not uncommon for the car to stall, leak oil, spin, or crush into something and kill people on board. What¡¯s more, according to the background of this game, it¡¯s impossible for her own cub to find a place to replace the tire. Shen Cheng still doesn¡¯t know how the cub has worked so hard to find a car that is still in good condition. She is very distressed about his car, and also feel very sorry for her cub who was bullied again after she was gone. Li Weilan could feel that the protective shield was gone. His eyes flashed fiercely, looking at the group of arrogant gangsters in front of him, but a helpless and bitter smile appeared on his face: ¡°Take the car if you want, but we really didn¡¯t bring any supplies. You take what you want and let us leave.¡± Shen Cheng looked at the ¡°angry and upset¡± lines that appeared on his head when he said ¡°take the car if you want¡±, and couldn¡¯t help laughing. She watched the cub, standing by the car, who looked like a little hamster. She wanted to touch his little mouth, but she refrained herself. Shen Cheng looked around awkwardly, with an embarrassed expression. Ugh, I¡¯m so shameless, but he¡¯s really cute. Translator here thank you for reading on hololonovels.com Obviously, he can¡¯t bear to give the car away, but he¡¯s right. Looking at the drawing, it¡¯s clearly a Hummer, and she¡¯d also be reluctant to let someone take it. The next second, Shen Cheng saw small bubbles, ¡°soft persimmons,¡± popping out of the heads of the ugly gangsters¡¯ characters opposite her cub. ¡°A crippled, a weak chicken, and a woman, hey, that¡¯s great.¡± ¡°The cripple and the chicken are useless; women are just right for us¡­¡± The heavy maliciousness blows up like a tornado. ¡°My cub is not disabled! He just hurt his hand a little!¡± Shen Cheng angrily poked at the speech bubbles on those people¡¯s heads, looking at the foul language on the screen, only to feel that her hands were shaking with anger. Translator here thank you for reading on hololonovels.com If you want the supplies, take them and leave, but no, they want everything her cub has and won¡¯t even let the people go. Shen Cheng¡¯s throat was blocked, and she inwardly said, ¡°cub, cub, don¡¯t rush, take one step at a time, and you can eventually win in the end.¡± One of the roadblockers pushed through the crowd, swung the stick in his hand, and walked towards the car with a malicious face. ¡°Boss¡­¡± Behind Li Weilan, feeling the vicious eyes of those people, Xi Nan called out worriedly. His eyes full of concern fell on Li Weilan¡¯s softly hanging right arm, ¡°Why don¡¯t you take my sister and run? I¡¯ll stall them ¡­¡± Li Weilan¡¯s gaze turned from helplessness to cold and stern, but in Xi Nan¡¯s heart, he was relieved Although he still didn¡¯t know what Li Weilan¡¯s ability is, someone who is capable of killing mutant wolves and willingly give away precious meat to others is absolutely impossible to be the stupid white sweet thing Li Weilan appears to be. Shen Cheng didn¡¯t know if the cub could see it, but she could see clearly through the screen: there was something shining in the hand of the bad guy who was approaching. Judging from its sharpness and length, he should be holding a dagger! This bad guy is plotting against my cub! Shen Cheng was anxious, and her fingers swiped randomly on the screen. She didn¡¯t know where she was even poking. On the screen, the thug had just walked in front of Li Weilan, and out of nowhere, he received a heavy blow. He had no idea what just happened. Gu Li thought the other was gonna kick the little cripple¡¯s butt, only to hear a ¡°pop¡±, and the gangster who rushed up fell into the mud next to the car with his butt in the air. Translator here thank you for reading on hololonovels.com The dagger in his hand still reflected the sunlight. The scene became as quiet as a chicken. There is no one else around, who can kick this dude into such an embarrassing position, except Li Weilan. How dare a cripple be so arrogant? The leader of the group of gangsters, who was standing tall with his hands behind his back, was stunned for a moment, and he spat out the grass roots in his mouth. Since their plan to attack in the first place has been revealed and the other party has come prepared, the leader thought it was no longer possible play it nice. His eyes flashed fiercely, and he raised his arms, ¡°follow me. Kill the men, and the woman will be shared by all of us.¡± When Li Weilan saw the delinquent plunged his head into the mud, there was a trace of astonishment in his eyes. In the past few hours, he deliberately made a few small mistakes to see if the person hiding would show up, but he didn¡¯t. He thought that the other had given up on monitoring him and stopped following him, but why did he appear again now? Translator here thank you for reading on hololonovels.com Li Weilan¡¯s heart sank a little, and now he has no intention to continue playing around with this group of wastes. Shen Cheng didn¡¯t know what her cub was thinking. She looked at Li Weilan¡¯s hanging arm and the group of gangsters who rushed over in front of him. She was nervous and worried: I only have this one character. His hand was injured; how could he be able to beat such a vicious group of people? She just felt bitter in her mouth, what could she do? When Shen Cheng¡¯s eyes landed on the car next to cub, she suddenly thought of something. Since she can move the wolf meat by swiping the screen, and she was able to find the right position to kick the little gangster just now; isn¡¯t it just a car? Maybe she can lift it up? Shen Cheng vaguely understood the way to play the game. She anxiously tried to swipe the car beside Li Weilan with her finger and tried to pick it up again and again. No one noticed the car beside Li Weilan rose into the air about two inches off the ground. Only Li Weilan felt it. He held back the power that he was about to launch, hugged his head and shrank to the ground, dodging the stick of a gangster who swung at his head with great force! Translator here thank you for reading on hololonovels.com ¡°???¡± Boss, why are you so cowardly? Behind him, Xi Nan didn¡¯t have time to ask the question in his heart. He wondered if he was following the wrong boss. While he was pondering, he was stunned to see the two-ton Hummer flew up the sky and then with a ¡°bang¡±, it fell heavily. It happened so quickly; the scene went silent. It was unbelievable. The corners of Li Weilan¡¯s lips curved up slightly. Translator here thank you for reading on hololonovels.com ¡°Ah,¡± his voice sounded like it was coated with honey, ¡°I said before, I have a guardian angel.¡± Greetings from the translator I am really enjoying this novel so far, so I continued to read and translate along the way. Hope you guys like it too P.S. Please let me know if the watermarks are intrusive. if so, I¡¯ll use less of them :¡¯) CH 4 Apr 16 2022 Bright red blood slowly seeped out from the bodies under the Hummer. Shen Cheng was silent holding the phone, sighed softly, and put it down. She has to take it easy. Thank you for reading on hololonovels.com It¡¯s not that she has sympathy for the gangsters who wanted to kill and burn, or any remorse for her behavior of protecting her cub in the game, but Shen Cheng knows that in her own life, she has no such luck of someone silently protecting her. When she saw the pool of blood, what filled her mind was not disgust or fear, but a reconciliation with her former self. It was like drinking a can of cold Coca Cola on a hot day. When the burp comes out, the stagnant feeling from the carbonation in the chest will disappear. What happened when she was a child has become a blur of memories, but the fear and powerlessness at that time still exist. Maybe because she has not successfully taken revenge, but deep within an unknown part of her heart, it remains until today, occasionally appearing like a ghost, reminding her that it was never fully gone. Looking at this bloody mess, the anger and anxiousness just now gradually dissipated. It¡¯s just playing a game, why is she feeling this way? Shen Cheng closed the phone screen, remembering she had to cook dinner later. Cub was no longer in danger. She breathed a sigh of relief and began to feel hungry. ** ¡°You ¡­ are you a psychic?¡± The gangster, who was a bit slower than others after diving in the mud and did not rush up, became the sole survivor. He barely escaped when the car came crashing down. His eyes wide opened in horror. Everyone presents saw the scene of the car flying up and slamming down by itself. While the little gangster was glad that he didn¡¯t rush up to attack, he also made an accurate judgment on Li Weilan¡¯s ability. He saw that Li Weilan was one person away from the car just now. If physically lifting a two-ton car might be something that a power-type ability user can do, lifting such a heavy thing in the air without touching it whatsoever can only be done by a mental-type ability user. What an amazing telekinesis power! No wonder ¡­ no wonder this person dared to be so arrogant to them even though his hand was injured. That explains how he was kicked out of thin air when he attempted to strike and kill him just now! Thank you for reading on hololonovels.com He could only be a rare telekinesis ability user in the apocalypse! It¡¯s just that the mental ability users are so rare. No one expected that person to be someone with this kind of ability. Otherwise, they would have avoided him long ago, and they would not have gotten into a conflict with such a scumbag! Li Weilan¡¯s raised his eyelids; he was a little unsure at first. After a while, he smiled slightly: ¡°You know too much.¡± ¡°¡­¡± ¡°I ¡­ I will shut up now. Boss, please let me go! Please don¡¯t laugh at me.¡± It¡¯s horrible. The little gangster panicked. He stood in front of Li Weilan tremblingly. Xi Nan came up and kicked him. He then looked at the infrastructure behind the roadblocks and whispered to Li Weilan, ¡°Boss, that should be their base, shall we go in and search for supplies?¡± The large collection of supplies originally stored in Li Weilan¡¯s space had been emptied. He didn¡¯t know what the situation in ¡°Noah¡± base they were going to was, but in this world, the more supplies, the better. Looking at this group of bad guys, who only had the strength to shout and kill, they must have robbed a lot of petroleum and water from the passersby. The abilities of these little gangsters are not good, but they chose a good location. At the north-south traffic hub, there are usually many people passing by this path. Li Weilan didn¡¯t know how many passers-by this group of people have killed in the past year just so they could live so well, but judging from their appearance, it seemed they received quite a lot of gains. Thank you for reading on hololonovels.com Li Weilan smiled and kicked the only gangster who survived because of his slow movement, ¡°Lead the way ahead.¡± As soon as he walked into the small building shrouded with the dark and damp environment, a disgusting and nauseating smell hit his nostrils. Li Weilan¡¯s footsteps slowed down a little. He was well aware of this pungent smell that resembles disinfectant water. It was unknown how long it has been since the doors and windows have been opened in this building. The whole place was dark. The air smelled like leftovers rotting in a pot for a long time, and as soon as the pot is opened, it slams into the nostrils, making nauseous. When the sunlight shined inside from the opened door, Li Weilan saw the surroundings and reacted quickly, but Xi Nan wasn¡¯t as fast as him. Just as he was about to speak seeing Li Weilan¡¯s abrupt action, his vision became clear. Xi Nan¡¯s face turned blue the moment he saw the situation in the small building. Li Weilan didn¡¯t speak, his tall body blocked the entrance. He turned around immediately, glanced at Xi Bei with dark and cold eyes, and said to Xi Nan, ¡°Take your sister and wait for me to come out at the door.¡± Thank you for reading on hololonovels.com ¡°Boss¡­this¡­¡± Xi Nan was still a little hesitant. After his sister had a burning fever, her brain became a little damaged. Today was one of those unpleasant days; he naturally wanted to protect his sister from seeing the dirty picture inside. However, he has been calling Li Weilan ¡®boss¡¯, but the thigh has not been properly hugged yet and if he only took care of his sister the first thing something happens, ignoring everything else, will Li Weilan have a grudge in his heart? Li Weilan knew at a glance what Xi Nan was hesitating about. So, he said lightly: ¡°Wait at the door.¡± Xi Nan only then withdrew. The little gangster who led the way looked at Li Weilan¡¯s face that became cold in an instant. He stammered, ¡°I, I, I didn¡¯t participate¡­¡± Before he finished speaking, he only heard a ¡°click¡±, and the dog chain on the woman¡¯s neck had been broken. She tried to stand up at once she was freed. She waved her hand and a fireball shot out. Thank you for reading on hololonovels.com When the fireball left her hand, it was only the size of a ping-pong ball. In a matter of seconds, it seemed to absorb the fire elements in the surrounding environment and instantly converged into the size of a basketball. Just by looking at the dark red core of the fireball, you can see that her power is terrifying. This woman who was originally tied to the pillar like a dog is at least a second-order fire ability user. The little gangster was so frightened that he was about to run out. At first, he thought of reminding the psychic power user not to open the lock casually, but he didn¡¯t even have time to stop the other. Listening to the sound of the wind, the woman¡¯s ears slightly trembled, her hand flicked, and the fireball went straight to the direction where the gangster fled, leaving only the howling wind detonating along the path. He was done for!!! The little gangster stared with a pair of desperate eyes; he shut his eyelids tightly and remained motionless. After a few seconds, he realized that something was wrong. Why didn¡¯t the pain and burning sensation come one after another? He slowly opened his eyes little by little. He heard the faint voice of the physic boss in front of him, ¡°remove the blindfold yourself.¡± ¡°An unfamiliar voice,¡± the woman was startled and pulled off her blindfold. It took a while for her eyes to adjust, but she still shrank when she saw Li Weilan. These days, she has deeply engraved the voices of those who bullied her into her mind. This person¡¯s voices didn¡¯t sound like any of those bullies. It¡¯s just that he is still a man. Thank you for reading on hololonovels.com ¡°Can you see?¡± Li Weilan¡¯s voice was indifferent, ¡°If you want to kill him, it¡¯s up to you. Just remember that he said he didn¡¯t participate in the activities.¡± The woman paused. She turned to the little gangster, who was almost killed by her fireball just now, from her own anxiousness. The person was still shaking on the ground; her beautiful face gradually showed some doubt, ¡°Xiao¡­Xiao Chu?¡± The little gangster recovered from the thrill of escaping death. Although he didn¡¯t know how the fireball disappeared, he still nodded heavily, ¡°it¡¯s me, Sister Yan!¡± The woman¡¯s face turned cold. She gritted her teeth. Xiao Chu was indeed the only one in the group who didn¡¯t abuse her, but what this strange man said was right. She did receive some care from him to survive until now, but the rest of his team, they all¡­ Li Weilan looked at her coldly, but his thoughts were somewhere else. Since his ¡°guardian angel¡± had saved him, why did he not show up at all in the presence of another pitiful person? In the bottom of his heart, he felt his heart chills. Sure enough, even if the angel is capable of saving people, they would still choose who to save. At this time, Shen Cheng took out her phone. She¡¯s been eating a lot more casually recently. Despite the fact that she did not order takeout today, she was unable to pull off any culinary feats when cooking alone. With a tagine pot, she just simply made a chicken wing steamed rice, which she¡¯s eating now. The system flashed a series of three primary task progress indicators after she entered the game. Thank you for reading on hololonovels.com [Main quest three progress: 1/20, 2/20, 3/20¡­] The task progress continued to go up. Shen Cheng was stunned for a while. The third main task is to let the cub accept 20 followers. She seemed to only kill some people in one operation just now. She thought that 20 followers might not be possible in a short amount of time, but now the task kept on progressing by itself on the screen. She hasn¡¯t been away for so long, what did cub do? On the screen, the fire was blazing into the sky behind the cub, and beside him stood a beautiful royal sister, even the Q version of the drawing could not hide the heroic vigor on the woman¡¯s face. Although she was naked and had a bunch of mosaics on her body, she still had a straight waist and an upright posture. She stood beside Li Weilan and looked at the flames that shot up into the sky; the fire snakes flowing out from her hands, but tears rolled down her cheeks. A cowardly and timid man followed the woman. Shen Cheng counted the rest of the people ¨C exactly 20. Hey, is this the group that my cub formed by himself? Grandma was only away for a while, and little cub had already accepted 20 brothers for her. It¡¯s amazing. At the end of the task three notification, [Completed] popped out. Shen Cheng took a look at the in-game mall. The main task 2 and 3 gave her a total of 30 gold coins, ¡°what should I buy?¡± Thank you for reading on hololonovels.com She glanced at little cub, and felt that his hand injury was very annoying. There was a [Universal Healing Ointment] in the system mall for the treatment of trauma. The price was only 10 gold coins. She clicked it and bought the medicine first. There was a sudden coolness in Li Weilan¡¯s hand. With a thump in his heart, he turned his arms slightly. The arm that couldn¡¯t be used a moment ago was now completely healed? CH 5 Apr 17 2022 Shen Cheng didn¡¯t know Li Weilan¡¯s conflicted feelings. She applied the medicine to the cub and watched the white paste stick to his shoulder and then disappeared quickly. Thank you for reading on hololonovels.com Shen Cheng clicked on the little man¡¯s head and found the bubble [Injured] had disappeared. The eye-catching injury is gone, the cub should not be in pain any more. After the display of [Main Quest 3 was completed], the system did not issue a new quest for a while, and the page was replaced with a map. The face of the Q version of the cub appeared on the screen, and there was a row of words at the bottom: [Remaining time from Noah Base: 1 day, 2 hours and 23 minutes] Shen Cheng poked at the map, but nothing happened. Does it mean that cub is now on his way to Noah¡¯s base, so the next stage of the main quest can¡¯t start until he arrives there? In the upper right corner, the icon of [Home] was on. Shen Cheng clicked on it and entered the cub¡¯s space; what she saw was a little different from the last time. As soon as Shen Cheng entered the thatched hut, the first thing she saw was a big fireball! ¡°Scared me? What the hell is this?¡± The big fireball that looked like a murder weapon was lying in the middle of the hut. Shen Cheng frowned; she could feel the air around the fireball crackling. She thought about it, clicked the fireball, and found a row of system prompts: [One first-order fireball (note: recyclable)] ¡°Recycle and re-use? How? Burn the house down?¡± Shen Cheng felt a thin layer of sweat on her forehead. She thought about it for a while, and when her eyes fell on the wolf meat hanging on the shelf next to her, she suddenly realized, ¡°Oh!!!, that¡¯s what it meant!¡± ¡°Barbecue! That¡¯s it! This game system is awesome!¡± Although she didn¡¯t know where this first-order fireball came from, Shen Cheng guessed that it was a sign that the barbecue and cooking system would be developed in the later stage of the game. She couldn¡¯t help but whispered, ¡°The game is very creative, and they even thought of this.¡± Shen Cheng moved the fireball under the wolf meat and happily roasted the meat piece by piece. This game system is very smart, and it can control the intensity of the heat and the flame release. The first few pieces she made were not very successful; they ended up being scorched, but the next few pieces were nicely charred on the outside, crisp on the inside, and the color was incredible. She happily clicked on the grilled skewer, looked at the system introduction above [Perfectly Grilled Mutant Wolf Meat], and glanced at the fireball that had disappeared into the air after being used up. She couldn¡¯t help swallow her saliva, suddenly felt a little hungry. In addition to the wolf meat, Shen Cheng noticed that the fog that originally shrouded the hut had dissipated a lot, revealing a piece of black land around¡ªa total of ten squares neatly drawn, obviously it was for planting crops. Thank you for reading on hololonovels.com So, the planting system is now on? Shen Cheng excitedly opened the system mall again, and after a closer look, she found that the goods in the system mall had already contained grain seeds and fruits. There are a total of ten plots of land. If you have played business games, you will know that the highest utilization efficiency must be to maximize the utilization rate of all 10 plots of land. Shen Cheng now has only 20 gold coins left in total. At this price, 2 gold coins per seed, she could only afford the rice, which is the cheapest. As for the seeds that are expensive and have a long growth cycle, such as improved rice and Reiki rice, Shen Cheng can¡¯t afford to buy or plant them for the time being. It costs 500 gold coins. Not to mention the high price, there is also a ¡°need to water using the spiritual spring¡± in the planting conditions. Even if she bought it by purchasing the gold coins out of pocket, it would be still useless. After buying the rice grains, she sowed the seeds and watched the green seedlings pop up. Shen Cheng stayed in the space and observed the rice paddies¡¯ growth for a whole day. She was surprised at how slow the game¡¯s planting system was. She checked the time and went to sleep. Shortly after she went offline, Li Weilan entered the space. Did that person come? Li Weilan discovered that the fireball he had thrown into space had vanished. Instead, the roasted wolf meat was carefully piled on the shelf. He picked it up and took a look. Except for a few that seemed to have been burned to blackness, the rest of the meat was actually roasted very well. This really changed his impression of the mysterious man. A person who saved him, could roast meat, and even if he couldn¡¯t roast it well at first¡­is really the mysterious person who had plans for him as he thought before? What was even more surprising to him was that the newly developed land in his space, and the few sprouts actually growing on the ground. How is this possible? He squatted down and dug out the little sprout with extreme shock. Until he saw its root, he was sure that what he was seeing was not an illusion. In his space, plants can grow. In the past, his space did not have this function at all. Not just his space, after the end of the world, many space ability users appeared, and he had never heard of anyone growing crops in their space. If it wasn¡¯t for this, the space ability users would not be regarded as ¡®human cargo carriers¡¯, and after his powers ran rampant, he would not have been completely abandoned. But where did the grain seeds in space come from? After the apocalypse arrived, the plants have all mutated, from the aggression to the taste to the appearance, they are completely different from those before the apocalypse. He was not mistaken, all the millet grown here in his space appeared to be the one from before the end of days. Where did the mysterious man, who applied medicine to heal his wound so quickly, got the good kind of rice seeds? His previous worries about the mysterious man have come true; he can indeed enter and leave his space at will. As the worry that the situation was beyond his control rose, Li Weilan also felt complicated looking at the rapidly growing rice grains. He decided that when he got to Noah base, even if the man didn¡¯t want to see him, he would definitely find a way to meet him. This feeling that everything was out of his control was really disturbing. Thank you for reading on hololonovels.com The whole person seems to be walking in fogs and clouds. Although Li Weilan was very happy because of the unexpected changes in his space, he was also anxious as if he was to be stepping on the emptiness in the next minute and falling into the abyss. Li Weilan got out of the space. He walked a few steps before returning to the fire the group lit earlier. He observed quietly. The survivors were divided into three distinct groups. Xi Nan and Xi Bei were sitting together as a group. The girls he had just rescued were wearing loose or ill-fitting clothes, their faces still dirty, some were sleeping by the fire, some were patrolling and guarding. When they saw him, although some of them still had an unconcealed fear and disgust for men on their faces, most of them appeared grateful. The little gangster, Xiao Chu, who led them on the way, huddled up in the corner alone. Although he curled up in a ball, he obviously had a big heart and slept soundly and sweetly. Li Weilan nodded towards the girl who was on patrol and sat down by the fire. After a while, the girl carefully brought a bowl of soup, with her head down. Li Weilan could feel her body was still shaking slightly, her voice was weak but firm, ¡°Brother Li, drink a bowl of soup to warm up your body first, we will be at the base tomorrow, you should rest early.¡± The fire ability user, he first rescued, was called Yan Hongyu. He didn¡¯t know the name of the girl who brought the soup to him. He looked at her outstretched arm covered with bruises; Li Weilan frowned. His eyebrows wrinkled slightly, he reached out to take the soup from her hand, and said in a deep voice, ¡°Thank you.¡± Li Weilan still remembered the past. The role that the space ability users play is just a humanoid cargo carrier. People would always be on guard that they¡¯d hide the supplies. There will be people staring at them every time they put the supplies in the space or take them out. As a matter of fact, they were only allocated the fewest number of supplies, but they had to do most of the patrolling. It was called fair and just: you¡¯ll get back exactly what you put in. It¡¯s funny to think about it now. Thank you for reading on hololonovels.com The combat power of space ability users is not strong. Li Weilan didn¡¯t want power or respect before, but in the end, the way he was treated was ¡­ disappointing. Li Weilan put the soup back into the space, took the roasted wolf meat out, and gnawed on a piece of it. For the ability users, the meat of the mutant beast is the best tonic, and in his space, there is no shortage of it. ** After getting off work the next day, Shen Cheng opened the game on time. She felt that this game was really friendly: unlike other games that require purchasing game coins for everything such as having to pay to grow the grains faster, or manually having to wait on the grains and grow them. The grain maturity cycle setting of this game is so long that it is basically not necessary to control the growth; the crops continue to grow by themselves, which is very interesting. Unlike some games that force players to set the alarms and follow annoying steps to grow the plants on specific times. (T/N: This paragraph is a little rough to translate. I¡¯m sorry!) After entering the game, Shen Cheng saw that the cub¡¯s icon on the map was only 1% away from Noah¡¯s base. Looking at the display showing that 99% of the journey completed, Shen Cheng was inexplicably excited, like she had witnessed a piece of history. Why am I so excited? While Shen Cheng was watching the small icon of cub moving slowly on the map, a new quest popped out on the screen. [Main Mission 4: Build Noah Base. Quest reward: one draw from the weapon lottery carousel.] ¡°Weapons!!! YES!!!¡± Shen Cheng¡¯s eyes lit up in an instant. Judging from the space she enters, she guessed that her cub might be a space ability user. She was worried that the cub¡¯s combat power would be too weak, but if she could draw a good weapon for her own cub, things will be different. Wow! Shen Cheng took a bite of the apple in her hand, opened the [Weapon Lottery Carousel] and looked around. She then glanced at the system mall to compare the prices, and couldn¡¯t help but start drooling. Thank you for reading on hololonovels.com On the weapon carousel, the prices of the best ¡®ion weapons¡¯ are very expensive if she was to purchase them directly from the mall with game coins. Although the lottery ticket¡¯s winning rate is only 1%, there is still a chance to win at least something. Main quest 4, let¡¯s go!!! CH 6 Apr 18 2022 Li Weilan stood alone, looking at the map on which the words ¡°Noah Base¡± were written, and then he looked at the black soil under his feet, his face expressionless. No matter who gave him the token, this person is playing tricks on him. Maybe this person is watching him in the dark, and maybe this person thinks that his behavior of running around is funny. Thank you for reading on hololonovels.com Shen Cheng wiped her phone screen and entered the game. The first thing she saw her cub standing on the ground with no expression on his face, but there was a stream of black gas above his head, apparently so angry that the cub was about to explode. She couldn¡¯t help but poked Cub Cub¡¯s face with her fingers, poking on the two dimples on the little man¡¯s cheeks. Why is the cub so angry? Curiously, she swiped on the screen and looked around the area. Shen Cheng suddenly got to the point why the little villain was angry: Could it be that he was angry because he didn¡¯t find Noah¡¯s base? Well, Cub Cub eh what you are holding in your hand is the city building plan. If you don¡¯t use the city building plan and build it yourself, how can you have a base? Shen Cheng was a little anxious, but Li Weilan stood there, his head lowered, and he was silent for a long time, but in the end, he didn¡¯t say a word. He just threw the token with the words ¡®Noah Base¡¯ on the ground, turned around and left. It was him who was wrong. Even if that person lied to him, he doesn¡¯t even know who the other party is, so what can he do to them? With such an unbalanced relationship, even if that person didn¡¯t lie to him now, they could still play him around and manipulate him whenever they want. It¡¯s best that the person never shows up again. To save the best for last, but the bamboo basket failed to draw water. The anger in his eyes had just emerged, he heard a ¡°rumbling¡± sound behind him, as if the earth rocked a little, and the ground slowly opened a hole behind him. Li Weilan looked back in disbelief and was stunned. The protype of a huge steel fortress appeared in front of him. Closely spaced chambers, a sun room, a horticultural room, a water purification room, a master console, an energy room¡­ Despite the fact that many rooms vanished like bubbles once the prototype was unveiled, the sophisticated mirage was a stunning sight Li Weilan had never seen before. In that magical land, he could even see humans roaming around. They were rich and happy. They didn¡¯t have to battle for their daily meal, kill each other for a piece of meat, or sell themselves for a small profit. Li Weilan was stunned. It was like a fantasy world, but there is no such place like that in this end of the world. Thank you for reading on hololonovels.com Such a base deserves to be called Noah Base, named after the famous ¡®Noah¡¯s Ark¡¯. Although it seems that the appearance and disappearance of this steel fortress is extremely strange, Li Weilan did not hesitate, but walked into the entrance of the base step by step, only to hear a ¡°chi¡±, and a cloud of white mist surrounded his body. He closed his eyes. In front of the screen, Shen Cheng, who was watching this scene, couldn¡¯t help laughing ¡°hee hee¡±. The moment the cub was sprayed with disinfectant water and biochemical scanning was really funny. His face, that never smiles and never shows anger, having this kind of startled expression is really rare. Seeing such an expression on Cub Cub¡¯s face is really worth the price. Shen Cheng laughed twice ¡®hee hee¡¯, quietly took a screenshot, and saved this picture as a souvenir.Li Weilan heard the mechanical and rigid voice of the AI: ¡°Welcome to Noah. The identity scan has been passed, please go to the main control room and set the base permissions.¡± The stormy waves in Li Weilan¡¯s heart reached its peak at this moment. What does set base permissions mean? If his judgment is not wrong, it means that this huge base has no master controller yet, and that mysterious person is handing over the entire base to him? How is this possible? Even if everything he had seen just now was just a phantom, it was a phantom with a sky-high price, and it was a phantom that countless people were willing to exchange with their lives. How could anyone give away such a mighty city of steel? He touched around the main control room absentmindedly. When he sat on the main seat, and the moment he saw the name of the master controller, his eyes became slightly red. In the future, this will be his home. Shen Cheng looked at the expression of the little villain and blinked: This game is very well done. Cub Cub¡¯s eyes were misty with tears. Grandma really wanted to touch his little head and comfort him. Shen Cheng hesitated for a moment, then opened the system mall. She looked at the first-time recharge package worth one yuan, and casually made her first in-game purchase. Alright, alright, just one yuan.I¡¯ll Just buy it for you, don¡¯t cry. The one-yuan first-time recharge gift bag fell into Li Weilan¡¯s arms. The stars exploded, revealing the [an endless lollipop and a black uniform that won¡¯t get dirty] inside. Thank you for reading on hololonovels.com Li Weilan was stunned. He picked up the lollipop. Because of the tears in his eyes, it wasn¡¯t easy to tell whether he was laughing or crying, but after hesitating for a moment, he opened the wrapping paper and put the lollipop in his mouth. When the sweet flavor rushed to the taste buds, Li Weilan¡¯s heart was also touched by a rare feeling. Shen Cheng looked at the little man on the screen with a lollipop in his mouth, his cheek bulging slightly, the wicked energy floated up in her heart. She couldn¡¯t help poking the other¡¯s little protruding cheek with her hand, and successfully made a small dent on it. The little man¡¯s eyes widen. She smiled ¡°hehehe¡±, rubbed her palms togehter, and extended her sinful hand to the little villain on the screen. Li Weilan¡¯s clothes have always been the ones he wore when he was kicked out from his previous team. They were stained with blood and dirt, as well as the yellow sand, and not as good-looking as the first-charged black uniform. It¡¯s a pity that the clothes are changed directly with a click. The military uniform outlines the sturdy waist and long legs of the cub. Even the Q version can¡¯t hide the perfect body proportions. Shen Cheng almost turned from a mother fan to a girlfriend fan. Fortunately, she restrained herself. She must not have such feelings for a character in a game. She can¡¯t let someone occupy her heart in this way, which is not her original intention. Shen Cheng¡¯s smiled on the other side of the screen, but Li Weilan¡¯s face was slightly hot. He didn¡¯t know why that person wanted to change his own clothes, and he didn¡¯t know what power they had to take off other people¡¯s clothes so easily; he was a little embarrassed thinking about it. But compared with the generous gift of an entire base and a lollipop in a considerate way¡­ if the other wanted to change his clothes¡­ then change clothes. He licked the lollipop, only to feel the sweetness that is extremely rare to find after the end of the world. He put it back in the wrapper and kept it in his pocket. With a serious face, he sat back down on the seat by the main console. After Li Weilan entered his own name on the main console of Noah Base, Shen Cheng¡¯s main quest 4 finally showed [Completed]. [You can draw weapons now!] After the main quest 4 was completed, Shen Cheng got a free lottery for the weapon. She wasn¡¯t in a hurry to draw¡ªthe lottery tickets seemed to be difficult to get, why don¡¯t she wait until the cub needs a weapon or when she feels she has a little luck? Otherwise, if she draws the worst weapon from the weapon carousel, like a wooden stick, then she would really have no face to see her cub. If it happens, and the cub becomes disappointed, she might just buy a medium-sized weapon with some in-game purchase. Thank you for reading on hololonovels.com Shen Cheng didn¡¯t seem to have any confidence in her own self-control. It was at this time that there was a knock on the door of Shen Cheng¡¯s room. Her face sank. Shen Cheng slowly turned off the game. The person at the door obviously couldn¡¯t wait. She only heard the ¡°bang bang bang¡± knocking on the door more and more urgently, signifying the little patience that was almost exhausted. Shen Cheng knew she couldn¡¯t avoid it, so she opened the door to see the fat landlord standing at the door. The landlord has a big belly, sparse hair on the top of his head, and he was holding some fruits that had already started to soften from overripe. He showed a greasy smile to Shen Cheng, ¡°Miss Shen, I knew you were at home, so I come to say hello to you.¡± Shen Cheng didn¡¯t want to accept his fruits. She doesn¡¯t know why, but this kind of thing happened to her a lot since she was a child. Maybe it¡¯s because her parents died early, and the children who lost their parents¡¯ protection are inevitably fragile and introverted. In the eyes of many people, this kind of weak and reserved personality has become a soft persimmon that is too easy to bully. But she really is soft-tempered, and she can¡¯t say anything too serious to refuse at this moment. She can only squeeze out a smile, ¡°Sorry, my company has a lot of work, and I¡¯m still working overtime at the moment, thank you for your concern.¡± ¡°Oh, working overtime,¡± the landlord rolled his eyes, ¡°Miss Shen is so beautiful, and the boss is willing to abuse her like this.¡± He emphasized the word ¡®abuse¡¯ a little bit. Shen Cheng¡¯s face darkened. It¡¯s not that she hadn¡¯t heard the landlord¡¯s metaphor before, but this greasy old man so obsessed with saying such inappropriate things to a young woman any chance he has really made her sick beyond words. But what can she do, this apartment was the best fit she could find within her budget and the distance to work. If she wants to move, she still has to consider whether she can find another suitable place she can afford to pay deposit and one month rent ahead all in one go. ¡°It¡¯s just overtime, everybody does it.¡± Shen Cheng said lightly, ¡°Do you have anything else to say? I have to continue working.¡± ¡°Oh, that¡¯s right, Miss Shen,¡± probably realizing that he won¡¯t be able to take advantage of her today, the landlord¡¯s tone has also changed, from the smiling face to the rigid non-negotiable expression, ¡°I came here mainly because someone asked me about renting an apartment today, and they said they would pay this amount.¡± He raised two fingers, meaning 2,000 yuan, ¡°I only charged you one thousand eighteen yuan, a difference of two hundred per month. A hundred yuan is not a lot, but two ¡­ your lease expires next month, you can think about it.¡± Thank you for reading on hololonovels.com Shen Cheng knew very well what game he was playing. It seemed that if she let him take advantage of her today, he would smooth out the gap of two hundred yuan, but if she refused, and he would use this two-hundred-yuan as an excuse to suffocate her. Shen Cheng only felt disgusted and nauseated in her heart, she said ¡°ok¡± and slammed the door shut. The landlord stood at the door and looked at the closed door for a long time before revealing a sinister smile. CH 7 No content CH 8 Apr 20 2022 Shen Cheng harvested the rice in the space field and piled the newly harvested rice in the warehouse together with the rice that was harvested before. When she was not available, the cub was still so diligent. Thank you for reading on hololonovels.com In just five days she didn¡¯t go online, the little villain has harvested millet four times by himself. The most important thing is that after harvesting, he planted new crops every day. Eventually, a shallow pile of grains has accumulated in the barn. Shen Cheng looked at the price of rice; the seeds were bought at 2 gold coins per piece, and sold at 4 gold coins per piece, deducting the cost of goods sold and Cub Cub planting 20 plots in one go, the daily income from farming is 40 gold coins? This is much better than the previous main quest, that can be played only once a day. Shen Cheng secretly decided that she would set the alarm clock every time she harvests the rice. She had to make sure to use the efficiency of each plot of land to the fullest. Her harvesting rice was a matter of being on line clicking and swiping on time every day, but Cub Cub harvesting all alone would be a chore that takes a long time. Besides, she didn¡¯t go online for five days, but she received money for only four millet crops where it could have been five. The time wasted in the middle was probably because her own cub was busy in the fields. The game gold coins have to be carefully saved and not spent at all. The cheapest seeds and the easiest rice to grow are 2 gold coins, and the next level up is vegetable seeds. The cheapest cabbage costs 4 gold coins per piece, and the planting time is 1.5 times that of rice, meaning 36 hours to grow. Seeds such as vegetables and fruits are expensive and take a long time to grow, so at present, Shen Cheng is not considering them. Although she doesn¡¯t know the background of the game very well, Shen Cheng knows very well that the little villain is not living in an era prosperous enough to be picky with food and that the food obtained via farming in the space is more than sufficient for her cub. She hadn¡¯t contemplated planting other crops in the fields for the time being. You have to make sure you can fill your stomach before you can think about other things. What¡¯s more, Shen Cheng still remembered that her previous main quests 2 and 3 had given her cub more than 20 little brothers, and she had to feed so many mouths, and she was afraid that the output from farming in the space alone would not be enough. Shen Cheng made some greedy glances at the apple seedling displayed in the system mall as [100 gold coins, maturity period: three-day delivery cycle 1/hour]. Shen Cheng put it in the priority purchase list. After giving some thought of what to do next, Shen Cheng remembered her cub traveling alone. She became very worried and her gaze immediately fell on Li Weilan¡¯s avatar icon on the map. Thank you for reading on hololonovels.com The map this time is different from the previous map. Shen Cheng checked. This time, Li Weilan¡¯s target location has a line of red system markings next to it besides the word [Walmart]. [Sweeping location: Walmart. This location is said to be occupied by high-level mutant beasts, and many people with abilities have disappeared here. Danger level: high] The word ¡®high¡¯ is Cheng, with a slight flicker, which is very bright and eye-catching on the screen. Shen Cheng frowned slightly when she looked at this line of words. She has played this type of mobile game before. Although the commentary words in the system seem to be ¡®supposedly¡¯ with a certain probability, as long as high-level mutant beasts are written, the possibility of mutant beasts appearing is 100%. Now the system telling her that the danger level was high, it is obvious that in the absence of external forces, this is the intervention from the game. There is still a high possibility of her own cub ending up on the street. What should I do? Shen Cheng bit his lower lip: This must be another trick from the game to deceive her into buying game coins. Usually, the mobile games are like this. When the main character encounters a seemingly insurmountable difficulty, the player can choose to watch their hardworking character gets killed over and over again, eventually gaining ¡®experience¡¯ to level up, and then go back to challenge the BOSS. Shen Cheng, as a mother, can easily see the greedy schemes of the game to force people to buy game coins. Shen Cheng clicked on her cub¡¯s avatar. On Li Weilan¡¯s character interface, he was still wearing the black uniform that she gave him on his first day in Noah base, and the introduction of this uniform was clearly stated as ¡­ [A set of military uniforms left over from before the end of the world. Excellent texture, wear-resistant fabric, sweat-absorbing in summer and cold in winter, it is a must-have for travelers, but wearing this to fight monsters, don¡¯t you think it¡¯s too much? ¡¿ Except for this uniform, which is just a good-looking and wear-resistant outfit, whether it is the weapon column, equipment column or additional supplies on the cub¡¯s body is blank. Wait ¡­ his gear ¡­ Shen Cheng took a look at the item he was carrying, and felt a little guilty that she was too careless in raising a cub. Thank you for reading on hololonovels.com Li Weilan carried only one additional item: [Lollipop that never disappears: This is the lollipop given to Li Weilan by the mysterious person, which has an extraordinary meaning to him. ¡¿ Shen Cheng¡¯s eyes turned slightly red for no apparent reason when she saw the word ¡®extraordinary.¡¯ She is well aware that she is not needed in real life. Her parents were the only people who truly cared for her, but they were gone. Everyone else, even if they had a fleeting, unspoken concern for her, was mostly just for gaining some sort of benefits one way or another. She only spent one yuan on Cub, but he remembered her even for such a small amount of money. Shen Cheng thought about it for a while, and finally made up her mind; although it would be hurting her wallet a bit ¡­ what is it ¡­ just 168 for the highest-level recharge package. The recharge in the game is divided into four levels: 38, 68, 128 and 168. In addition to the rewards for purchasing the first recharge, there are also different rewards for purchasing all four packages for the first time. For the 168 yuan recharge package, the reward includes a weapon that looks majestic at first glance: a plasma gun. Shen Cheng has never seen such a powerful weapon in real life. After all, plasma weapons in reality have just begun to be researched, and she heard that there is still awhile before the mass production. But she had heard of the power of plasma weapons, so seeing that this powerful weapon in the game is only a mere 168 yuan, and it also comes with a few other supplies, Shen Cheng feels a little itchy just thinking about it. But before she made an impulsive purchase, Shen Cheng first looked at the weapon lottery coupons she had accumulated in the main mission 3. She clicked on the weapon lottery wheel and took a look. The equipment on the roulette wheel today seems to be pretty good. Shen Cheng rubbed her hands, washed them reverently, and returned to the front of the phone. Then, she seriously clicked the two golden words ¡®lottery¡¯. A pleasant bell rang, the movement of the pointer gradually slowed down, and finally, the pointer of the roulette beating one by one, finally stopped in front of a huge knife. This knife has thunder flashes all over its body. When it was just collected by Shen Cheng, the blade trembled, as if there was an unyielding soul jumping on the blade. After a while, the word [Thunder] was gently mirrored on the blade, which was as clear as water and as reflective as a mirror. Thank you for reading on hololonovels.com This knife, apparently named after its unique abilities, is called Thunder. Shen Cheng was more interested in some long-range weapons that could be drawn from the lottery pool. After all, in her impression, her cub was actually a relatively weak beauty. Her weak beauty is better suited to holding a gun and shooting ¡°biubiubiu¡± instead of going into the bloodbath, slashing away with a knife. So, this ¡®thunder¡¯ ¡­ Should I wait a bit and see if there are more suitable characters before taking it out? Shen Cheng was pondering her next move when she heard a peculiar, tiny sound coming from the window. The sound was quite low, but on a quiet night, Shen Cheng, who was sitting alone on the bed in her room, was unexpectedly drawn to it! She abruptly raised her head and peered out the window, where she came face to face with a black dot that had been pulled from the gap. A camera? Shen Cheng¡¯s expression changed. The shadow of a camera hurriedly disappeared from the window. Shen Cheng was playing games in the room at the time, and her clothes were neat and clutter-free, so she wasn¡¯t worried about what the camera captured! She had lost interest in the game and had shut off the phone. She put on her shoes before racing over to open the door, but the person in the corridor had vanished. Her neighbor Wei Wei opened their window and told Shen Cheng that she also saw the person just now. Shen Cheng had originally planned to leave next month. However, it seems that the landlord can¡¯t wait till the end of the lease, as there have been various tiny moves recently. What made Shen Cheng even more concerned was the fact that the landlord didn¡¯t appear to simply want to raise the rent. She had no idea what dirty things the landlord was planning in secret, based on the camera incident just now. Shen Cheng had the impression that the landlord had figured out that she was planning to leave, so he became impatient and began to reveal his actual ugly side, which he had previously concealed. Thank you for reading on hololonovels.com Moving away is easy. The worst-case scenario is that she has to spend a few hundred yuan more to rent a single room with a better environment or just lives a little further out, which is actually easier on her wallet. But what about the landlord? Does she just submit and flee with her tail tucked away for a ¡®property class¡¯ person like the landlord who makes frequent small moves and disgusting things just because she was a young woman living alone? The landlord will naturally hunt for the next prey as soon as she goes. She still has enough money to rent another place, but what if the next girl belongs to a particularly vulnerable group and is unable to cancel the contract and flee? Connivance is a sin in and of itself when it comes to wickedness. Shen Cheng¡¯s gaze fell and her lips pursed slightly; she was not reconciled. At this moment, the phone suddenly rang. It was showing the word ¡°landlord¡± on the screen, beating nonstop as if tinkering with the rational string in her heart. Shen Cheng took a deep breath before picking up the phone. ¡°Hello?¡± she answered. ¡°Miss Shen,¡± the landlord said in a greasy voice that sounded like a venomous snake hissing, yet there was no fear or remorse in that laughing voice about being discovered while peeping and filming just now. This gradually turned Shen Cheng¡¯s eyes red¡ª-what is she going to use to confront such an unscrupulous old hooligan? ¡°Someone will come to see the house tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. Remember to stay at home.¡± Shen Cheng responded with an ¡®OK¡¯. The old hooligan seemed to smile and hesitated as if he still had something to say, but Shen Cheng was impatient to deal with him anymore, ¡°is there anything else?¡± ¡°Nothing. Nothing much.¡± The voice over there turned to embarrassment, and the landlord said, ¡°Miss Shen, if you want to renew the lease, tell me earlier. My house here is in a good location, and it¡¯s quite well sought after. If you ask me to renew the lease after I rent it out, it will be too late. If I already signed the lease, I will not be able to change it. It¡¯s just your current rent is insufficient for me because my building is 110,000 square meters, and the bank only received half of the mortgage so far.¡± Shen Cheng¡¯s chest felt stuffy, and she felt nauseated. Her lips parted, and the words that had been brewing for a long time slammed out: ¡°I will not renew the lease. I¡¯ll be moving soon¡± ¡°Ah, okay, okay¡­¡± The landlord didn¡¯t seem to expect her response would be so harsh. Probably because he knew he couldn¡¯t hold her back, there was a coldness in his voice, ¡°Then remember to open the door tomorrow and the day after tomorrow!¡± ¡°Okay.¡± Shen Cheng didn¡¯t ask where the tenant who offered ¡®2K¡¯ he said earlier was gone. She carefully checked the locks of the windows and doors and returned to the bed. Thank you for reading on hololonovels.com Since she has already said she¡¯d be moving out soon, the money in her hand is expected to flow out quickly. For a single girl, moving is a very stressful experience. It not only means that the deposit has shrunk significantly, but also represents the physical exhaustion and waste of energy in the past few days. Since it has come to this, Shen Cheng must first calculate every cent in her hand, and if she¡¯s not careful it will cost a thousand or eight hundred yuan to move out. It is impossible now for her to spend this mere 168 yuan for her cub. Shen Cheng silently put ¡®Thunder¡¯ in Li Weilan¡¯s weapon column and equipped him with what she had on hand for now. Shen Cheng sighed apologetically at him, ¡°Cub, this time I can only apologise to you for letting you use this weapon, and grandma will buy you a better one next time.¡± CH 9 Apr 23 2022 Li Weilan was driving alone when he was slapped in the face by some object that appeared out of nowhere. The trip from Noah Base to Wal-Mart took around two hours. Li Weilan decided to go on his own. Thank you for reading on hololonovels.com He did not intend to directly confront the legendary mutant beast at Wal-Mart Base. A person should have a small goal, but he wouldn¡¯t neglect his own security. Li Weilan used to be a ¡®human cargo¡¯ in his previous team. He ate less and received less, but he never wants to make the same mistakes again in the present Noah base. If there are actually many supplies in Wal-Mart, as Xiao Chu claimed, he will leave a big portion for the base, but if there are some resources that could improve the quality of life, he intends to sweep those into his own space first. The person who saved him never appeared again. Although Li Weilan was still worried about the changes in the space, he was more expectant of having his own livable independent place. Who knew a weapon would fall from the sky and slam into his head with no warning. He couldn¡¯t even find the person who possibly could have thrown it. Li Weilan¡¯s steering wheel, which was originally in a good shape, was now tilted. A long ¡°crunch¡± sound could be heard, and the tires left a deep track in the mud. The entire car was about to run into the dirty ditch on the side of the road. Li Weilan slammed on the brakes and stopped the car. When the long knife fell from the sky just now, the scabbard smashed straight into his face, causing his eyes to gleam in pain, and it took him a while to recover. The knife lay quietly on his lap, as if it had been there all along. Li Weilan was almost knocked out by this somersault. Ripples appeared in Li Weilan¡¯s eyes. He had always been calm even after the drastic changes in his life. Of course, five days is not a long time, but after the end of the world, the fate of humanity is uncertain, and those who are alive today may become the feces of a mutant beast tomorrow. Thank you for reading on hololonovels.com For five days, the person who saved him vanished. Li Weilan contemplated whether or not that person was dead or would never appear again in his life. But living in Noah¡¯s base, just by looking at this underground steel city that has just taken shape, Li Weilan knew that there was a subtle hunch somewhere in his heart that that person would definitely appear again. The investment that person made is too big. Big enough to make him feel so special and so important. And such an investment will not be easily given up. Even Li Weilan, who was always calm, felt a slight shiver in his heart after being smacked in the face by a sudden weapon. Does this person truly want to invest in himself? So, if it was a gesture of goodwill, why was it delivered in this manner? He rubbed his still aching forehead, strongly suspecting that the other party saw the temptation that he wanted him to come out for a visit, and slapped him across the face to warn him to stop. He drew the knife from its scabbard. The word ¡®Thunder¡¯ was deeply engraved on the body of the knife, and like an electric dragon, it scurried back and forth on the body of the extremely dark black sword before disappearing into the knife¡¯s grip. Li Weilan¡¯s pupils shrank slightly, and he reached out to touch the blade; it was razor-sharp and thin. As soon as his hand got close, he felt a coolness emanating from the blade and a faint tingling of being electrocuted. It is obvious that there is a relatively powerful thunder-type skill sealed within the blade, which is more in line with its name. The least powerful type of ability users are those with the space. His lethality is increased by a level because of this weapon that seals the high damage skills of the thunder ability. Li Weilan¡¯s hand stopped on the handle of the knife, where three characters of dragon rising and phoenix dancing have been engraved along with the words ¡®Li Weilan¡¯. That man knew his name! This weapon was specifically meant for him. An extremely powerful weapon with heavenly blessings at that. In this unstable world, such a high-quality weapon can be said to be invaluable, and considering the craftsmanship and tempering, it is simply not something that ordinary craftsmen can create. Thank you for reading on hololonovels.com This knife ¡­ Li Weilan¡¯s heart skipped a beat. There is no man who does not admire such an extremely cool weapon, and he is no exception. Is that person giving him a gift to make him happy? It¡¯s not necessary, is it. Were they worried about his safety so, he was given such a weapon to arm himself? The look on Li Weilan¡¯s face was clearly visible on the reflective blade .. weak, hesitant¡­ With a sound of ¡°keng¡±, he put the knife back into its sheath, placed it on the passenger seat, and pursed his lips tightly. Not far ahead, the Walmart sign stood alone, and the setting sun in the distance projected on the words like blood, reflecting an old and broken scene. ** Shen Cheng returned to the game, she saw the little villain had already arrived outside Walmart, and the map page had disappeared. She saw her cub lowered his head and looked at the knife in his hand. For some reason, she felt that the expression on Cub Cub¡¯s face was not entirely happy. Hey, this is the only item I have right now. If she doesn¡¯t spend real money and buy the weapons with game coins, Cub would not be completely satisfied? Or is this weapon with thunder and lightning functions not suitable for my cub, so he reluctantly accepted it? Shen Cheng was apprehensive, but saw Cub Cub pulled out the knife and examined it carefully. She didn¡¯t know what to think when he lowered his head and put the knife away. After a long while, he suddenly took a deep breath and then wrote something on the window glass. Shen Cheng focused her eyesight in the tidal mist and saw the three words inscribed on the glass, ¡®Thank you.¡¯ ¡°Ahhhh¡± Shen Cheng almost turned into a screaming chicken. Her cub is so warm! The little villain¡¯s words, written seriously and earnestly, instantly calmed her anger caused by the landlord. For a moment, Shen Cheng held her face and smiled happily, but this pleasant feeling quickly ended as the system issued a new task. [Daily task 1: Complete the Walmart supermarket exploration and learn the truth behind the mystery. Current completion rate: 0%] Shen Cheng was refreshed. It¡¯s time to be excited. Li Weilan parked the car behind a giant tree outside Walmart. She didn¡¯t know who designed the landscape of this world; there are towering giant trees and greenery everywhere. There is a tall tree outside Wal-Mart that looks to be at least a hundred years old. Some branches even stretched out from the windows and the roof of the supermarket, as if the entire building had been infiltrated and enveloped by this towering giant tree, but unlike other places, there were no zombies here. Thank you for reading on hololonovels.com The cub stopped for a moment at the door. Shen Cheng was a little worried: To be honest, this place gives her a weird feeling. The trees are not the point, but the lights in the supermarket are still flickering. The electricity in this world should have cut off long ago. How can the lights be still on? Occasionally flickering once or twice, lighting the entire supermarket as if it were daylight, then darkening abruptly. The situation is strange to say the least. Maybe it¡¯s because the cub has yet to enter the supermarket, Shen Cheng can only see the first floor of the building. She swiped the screen, and there are still a lot of goods on the shelves on the first floor, as well as traces of monsters. Shen Cheng pondered and attempted to click on the goods on the shelf. The system immediately popped up an error warning: [The game character is too far away to collect the items.] Li Weilan has quietly walked around the supermarket. He also felt the weirdness of this supermarket. The strangest part is that no zombies, not even bugs, birds, or monsters, can be found near or within this supermarket. He turned around, pried open a small door, and walked in quietly. The door closed behind him, blocking out the sunlight, and the sight of the Walmart store caught his eye. Apparently, someone had been on the first floor. Most of the goods on the first floor are clothes. Several shelves near the entrance have been turned over in a mess, and there is not many clothing left on the shelves. Li Weilan¡¯s ears perked up slightly. He was attentive to every sound and walked in slowly. The dark first floor became bright all of a sudden. Shen Cheng laughed ¡°hehehe¡± in front of the screen. The little villain on the screen was obviously frightened, his eyes widened, and three exclamation points floated above his head. She had been staring at the screen and noticed the pattern here that the entire place would light up for one second every thirty seconds or so. She knows, but it seems her cub doesn¡¯t. Obviously, the cub was frightened by the sudden brightness. She thinks Cub Cub is very cute as the calm and collected boss, but for her, as the mother, seeing her cub occasionally loses his cool, she still thinks this kind of cub is very cute. If the usual handsomeness makes people want to lick the screen, then when he is scared, it makes people want to comfort and kiss his little fat face in their arms. She laughed for a while, but the little villain was extremely serious, and suddenly hid behind a shelf, his ears trembled slightly and his eyes narrowed. Two seconds later, the lights suddenly went out again, and the entire supermarket fell back into the darkness. Cub Cub seemed to finally understand what was going on. When Li Weilan was looking around, Shen Cheng had already been clicking this and that on the shelves around him. This time is different from before, the things on the shelves can be collected. The first floor of Wal-Mart was probably looted by people who came before, and there were not many things left. This floor used to mainly sell clothes, especially women¡¯s clothing. In the last days, there are not many practical clothes, such as wear-resistant and sweat-resistant, that are convenient for the life in the apocalypse. From the perspective of mother Shen, most of the products here are not suitable for her own cub, because they are not beautiful enough. She¡¯s in charge of the clothes her cub wears. After all, it is also one of a mother¡¯s jobs to dress her cub. Thank you for reading on hololonovels.com But during the end of days, these ¡®unfashionable¡¯ clothes are all non-renewable resources. If you miss this chance, you don¡¯t know when there will be another chance. So, Shen Cheng decided to take all these clothes when cub was walking around. They can be distributed to other people in the base and make her cub become popular among the survivors. Shen Cheng basically swept away everything she sees, and soon, Li Weilan noticed something was wrong. His space ¡­ seems to be filling up? The person, who gave him such an expensive weapon without even showing their face and an entire base without mentioning any conditions, was so down-to-earth that they even clear out the most common clothes? Seriously cleared out everything ¡­ like the didn¡¯t even leave a scrap of cloth. If it weren¡¯t for the fact that his space was already large enough after the power upgrade, he would have gone back to the base to sleep gloriously after he had finished picking up the remaining ¡®garbage¡¯ on this floor. Li Weilan couldn¡¯t help but laugh. In this tense fighting atmosphere, he could not help but bend his lips slightly because of the mysterious person¡¯s down-to-earth scavenging behavior, and relaxed for a moment. He had intended to keep a low profile and discreetly investigate, but it appears that the mysterious person who accompanied him wants to create such a big splash that they wouldn¡¯t even disregard a piece of cloth. It seems ¡­ it¡¯s no longer possible to stay low-profile and discreet anymore. If there is a monster in this store, and the monster knows its way around, he must have been discovered by now. In this case, Li Weilan gave up his original plan and prepared for the battle. He stood in front of each shelf for a while, until every item on the shelf was put into his own space by the mysterious person and all neatly stored. Only then he moved forward. Soon, he saw the escalator leading to the second floor. Thank you for reading on hololonovels.com At this moment, he suddenly felt a sharp pain, like a needle stabbing in his head. Shen Cheng suddenly stopped when she saw the cub¡¯s painful expression on the screen. CH 10 Apr 24 2022 Shen Cheng noticed something like a shock wave rushed towards Cub as she stared at the screen. What was that? Looking at the direction, this fleeting shock wave came from the upstairs, but cub hasn¡¯t gone to the second floor yet, so the map upstairs was still dark, causing Shen Cheng¡¯s heart to tense up. She couldn¡¯t help but worry for her cub. They were now facing a completely invisible enemy. What is the situation upstairs now? Thank you for reading on hololonovels.com At that moment, Li Weilan felt a sharp pain like a needle stick. The sharp pain was very clear, as if it were a warning not to go any farther. Li Weilan knew what was going on almost instantly; he may have met a spiritual mutant beast. The rumors about this Walmart are true! There are really high-level mutant beasts ensconced here. Moreover, this mutant beast can control people, a spiritual mutation that could even make people kill each other! This mutant beast¡¯s attack only lasted for a few second; it was more like a silent warning. If it was someone else, they¡¯d be inclined to retreat after thinking about the good harvest he reaped from the first floor, but Li Weilan stopped in front of the elevator leading to the second floor, paused for a moment, and then continued. He made up his decision in a matter of seconds and walked upstairs. He clenched the weapon that the mystery man had given him in his hand, as if it gave him a sense of security and confidence. ¡°¡­¡± Cub, you have a lot of courage. Shen Cheng¡¯s heart was still a little stifled in front of the screen, even though she knew the game would undoubtedly make her cub go deeper and not turn back, especially when Li Weilan stepped on the second-floor elevator and slowly went up; she could finally see the second floor map. This Walmart looks like it has four floors in total. The third and fourth floors are still dark. Originally, the second floor was stocked with fresh food. The power plant was destroyed and the electricity went out after the end of the world, causing the fresh food to spoil completely. The floor was a mess, and the food left in the freezer was emitting a foul odor. Shen Cheng tried to follow the cub¡¯s footsteps and put her hand on his avatar. The system prompts jumped out one after another: ¡¾Rotten pork¡¿ ¡¾Rotten chicken¡¿ ¡¾Rotten beef¡¿ ¡¾Rotten Apple¡¿ You can¡¯t even tell what those clumps of decaying products were originally. Shen Cheng looked at her cub¡¯s face, although it was still so cute, but a debuff suddenly appeared on his head. [-1, -1, -1¡­] He kept bleeding red, and his HP was dropping one by one. Although he didn¡¯t show any strangeness, Shen Cheng knew that the cub was not as casual as he seemed. what happened? What¡¯s up with this debuff? Thank you for reading on hololonovels.com If it was a rapid blood loss, it might be the attack of the monster BOSS, but Shen Cheng pulled the camera around and couldn¡¯t find the shadow of the Boss. She took a closer look at CubCub¡¯s face and noticed how he seemed to be trying his best to endure something. His Adam¡¯s apple was rolling, and he was obviously nauseated and uncomfortable. Looking at his nose, it seems he was holding his breath and only breathing after quite awhile. The cub didn¡¯t say it, but the grandmother was so distressed. How stinky does it have to be to make him repeatedly suppress his desire to vomit? Seeing her cub¡¯s slightly pale face, she couldn¡¯t help but search around the system mall. If she remembered correctly, there is a relatively cheap prop that she can afford. Found it! Shen Cheng¡¯s eyes lit up. She clicked on a small item in the system mall that only costs 3 gold coins. Thinking about the daily income of 40 gold coins from farming, she didn¡¯t think this price was very expensive. When she was not online, the cub was farming on his own and earned them a fortune, which was all for cub anyway, so Shen Cheng was willing to spend this little amount. Li Weilan struggled to make progress through the decomposing bones and flesh. The stench was so powerful that it obliterated all of his senses. Li Weilan had no idea how strong the putrid smell of a large amount of flesh could be. He frowned a little, dizzy, as if he¡¯d forgotten all about the sharp pain in his head. Even for someone like Li Weilan, he couldn¡¯t help but question his decision as he walked through the muddy minced meat and grease on the ground. Would it be wiser to turn around and leave? When this disgusting ¡°quack¡± sounded just as he stepped down, he couldn¡¯t help but flinch a little in comparison to the unknown reward on the other end. But the next moment¡­ the stench suddenly disappeared. It was replaced by the faint scent of cedar, like the fresh air after the first snowfall, with no rancidity or nausea, and the odor that had made him feel ill earlier vanished as quickly as it appeared. The decaying flesh beneath his feet, on the other hand, remained unchanged. He was still surrounded by filth and gloom¡­ Only his sense of smell had changed. Li Weilan was taken aback. His nostrils even twitched because of self-doubt, and after carefully smelling it twice, it was confirmed that the stench was indeed gone. what happened? Is there something wrong with his sense of smell? Li Weilan raised his hand, as if trying to grab something, and stared blankly at the empty air in front of him, him eyes blurred. Could it be that the mysterious man is the wind ability user? It is indeed possible for the top-level wind power to do this by entirely replacing around one square meter of air surrounding him, wrapping it around him like an air ball, and isolating any air exchanges with the outside world. However, this is just too time consuming, and the amount of energy required to isolate the air is incredible. All this just for his comfort at this moment? Is that person crazy? Li Weilan was stunned, unsure whether to be grateful or think he was too inspirational. He bit his lower lip and swallowed the phrase ¡°I¡¯m not that squeamish.¡± Shen Cheng smiled joyfully as she watched the blood loss debuff on top of the little villain¡¯s head finally stop, and his face return to normal ruddiness. Thank you for reading on hololonovels.com She actually didn¡¯t expect the effect of the air purifier to be so good. Originally, she was thinking that it would be okay to waste 3 gold coins, but seeing the cub¡¯s brows stretched and her calm look restored, her old mother¡¯s heart became inexplicably happy. But at this moment when Li Weilan suddenly became clear in his mind, he noticed there seems to be something wrong. He didn¡¯t see a zombie near this Wal-Mart, and there were not even animals or birds. The silence seems to suggest that this mutant beast in the supermarket likes carcasses, maybe it is eating zombies as its own food. In that case, why is there so much rotten flesh on this floor? Could it be that the monster is still fussy about what it eats? Even if it is picky at the beginning, eventually there will be fewer zombies as less food would enter the building due to its reputation. Is there any room for him to be picky? If the mutant beasts are to survive and evolve, they must eat, and this one here is bound to be no exception. Thinking about it this way, the smoky odor he¡¯s smelling now seemed to be a little weird. Li Weilan kept calm, covering his nose with one hand, and holding the handle of the knife tightly with the other, but he could no longer forcibly restrained the squirming of his throat like before and vomited. Shen Cheng in front of the screen also saw this scene. She froze for a moment, doubting herself. Didn¡¯t she just see that the cub was better? The debuff was also gone, but why is he vomiting now? She opened the tool bar and took a look. She found no issues whatsoever. The portable air purifier still has more than three hours of validity! Is this item really so useless? Stupid game, gimme back my money. Shen Cheng almost jumped up. While complaining about the bug in the game, she poked Li Weilan¡¯s face with her finger and sighed softly, ¡°my cub¡¯s life is so hard, so pitiful.¡± At the moment, Li Weilan couldn¡¯t bear it anymore and bent over to vomit. The huge pool of bloody mess on the ground suddenly become active as if it had self-consciousness, spliced ??together into a huge thorn flower, and spewed out green gases. Thank you for reading on hololonovels.com Green gas!!! Although he couldn¡¯t smell the gas, Li Weilan¡¯s face turned pale. He staggered two steps backwards, and suddenly fell down with a ¡°pop¡±. ¡°!!!¡± My cub is such a little actor. Seeing the series of fake movements of her own cub, Shen Cheng¡¯s face was slightly twisted: I suddenly have a little pain in the knee!!! The little ¡®movie star¡¯ fell down, and the ground of the second floor shook. Shen Cheng only saw it at this time, the whole second floor began to move slowly, revealing the monster¡¯s huge body: it was a giant tree. This giant tree has plethora of twisted branches, and the thorn flower, that Li Weilan saw just now, had grown significantly taller. The speed of its growth was comparable to taking an elevator. Shen Cheng suspected her own cub was acting, but she had no idea what he wanted to do, so she just sat back and let the drama unfold. She was afraid that her actions would alarm the Tree Boss and find out that her cub was pretending. Li Weilan¡¯s head drooped, as if he was really dizzy, and he stopped moving. A few minutes later, the thorn flower released its tentacles and threw him into a room. ¡°Teacher¡­¡± A young voice came from beside him, trembling. ¡°Another one,¡± said an old voice. ¡°I don¡¯t know how much more evil that thing has to do, alas,¡± he sighed deeply. ¡°Teacher, we can live another day¡­¡± ¡°Shut up!¡± The old man¡¯s annoyed voice sounded, and he reprimanded the young man next to him, ¡°We are all human beings, only rabbits and foxes hurt each other, how can you say that? Even if you can live a little longer now, when you finally have a chance to flee later, how could you be able to live with yourself!¡± The young man stopped talking. Thank you for reading on hololonovels.com Li Weilan listened carefully to the sounds outside, and then he opened his eyes, just in time to meet the shocked eyes of the young man. ¡°Teacher, teacher! He¡¯s awake!¡± CH 11 Li Weilan sat up. The sight in the room made him frown. The people who spoke just now were an old man and a young man. The two were as thin as skeletons. Looking at the clothes and thin body of the two¡­they look like two researchers? Seeing him wake up and open his eyes, both the old and the young seemed to be stunned for a moment, with the same surprise on their faces. Why are you surprised? Li Weilan thought about it and guessed something. Just now, he pretended to be disgusted on purpose, and when the thorns sprayed the green gas, he held his breath and didn¡¯t even inhale it at all. But if he was disturbed by the ubiquitous smell of carcass, and let his guard down because he didn¡¯t see a monster on the second floor, would he be able to wake up now? If you¡¯re not reading this at the origin website, some parts will be missing. These two appear sickly and skinny. They must have been in this place for a long time. What do they rely on to survive here? He heard that a lot of power users disappeared in this supermarket. What role did they play in this process? This dirty white robe aroused Li Weilan¡¯s darkest memories. He has no trust in these researchers. The old man saw that he was awake and his eyes were clear, with a hint of surprise on his face, he spoke with complicated happiness and worry: ¡°Young man, you didn¡¯t inhale that monster¡¯s gas?¡± Li Weilan didn¡¯t answer. The clarity in his eyes gradually faded, replaced by sleepiness, weakness, and exhaustion. His eyelashes fanned the mountain fan slightly, his eyes gradually became sluggish, his lips twitched, and his voice was low and hoarse: ¡°Where am I? Smells¡­¡± ¡°Teacher¡­¡± The younger voice whispered softly, ¡°He doesn¡¯t seem very good.¡± The older man was not in a hurry to answer this time. He observed Li Weilan for a while, and then he said with consideration: ¡°You are on the fourth floor. Speak a little quieter, the monster is next to us.¡± Then, he pointed lightly at the wall that was close at hand. Li Weilan¡¯s face instantly showed fear: ¡°What¡¯s wrong with me?¡± ¡°You seem to have inhaled the gas released by the monster.¡± The old man whispered, ¡°This plant has mutated. It was probably a carnivorous plant of the family of Nepenthes Rafflesia. I don¡¯t know what happened. It has developed to eat both zombies, animals, and people, and every time it eats one, it can produce some gas, which should be the one you inhaled.¡± Shen Cheng looked at her cub on the screen and saw that he didn¡¯t even have a debuff on his body. So, he started pretending to be weak again? She didn¡¯t really understand: what is this cub doing? Even if you can¡¯t figure out the little villain¡¯s intentions, you can¡¯t mess up and break the cub¡¯s plan. As an ordinary person who thinks that her IQ may not be as good as the AI, she can¡¯t understand it now, so she just reaches out and pokes his hair lightly. A big question mark floated over the little man¡¯s head. Confused!!! Why are they touching his head? Li Weilan¡¯s heart trembled: He guessed that the person might still be there, but he never imagined that the way that person said ¡°I¡¯m still here for you¡± is actually by patting his head! But for some reason, when he knew this, the worry that still remained in his heart suddenly disappeared, and a strange wave appeared instead. Shen Cheng saw that his mood had turned into a mess, but she looked at it with a thoughtful and serious expression, and then looked at the yellow signs of the two people marked ¡°Researchers¡± opposite him, Shen Cheng couldn¡¯t help but feel a little strange. The group of gangsters they had met before had red above their heads, so they obviously had malicious intentions, while Xi Nan and the others went from friendly blue at the beginning to green as teammates, although they were holding daggers at the beginning. but soon after, it turned enemies into friends. It was the first time for Shen Cheng to see this kind of yellow bar, and she was a little curious: Yellow? First time encountering it. Is this the reason why my cub has been acting? Just waiting for the plot to run on its own, Shen Cheng zoomed out the camera a little, looked at the situation on this floor left and right, and felt that her spirit was polluted. Right next door to Li Weilan and the others, there was only a thin wall, and countless bulging human faces were attached to the bark, like lumps, which almost caused people to suffer from intense phobia. The tree was extremely huge, and the trunk seemed to have blood vessels bulging, expanding and contracting and vibrating. The crown of the tree had pierced the roof. The sunlight outside sprinkled on its crown, and the green color was in the sunlight undulating. The trees they saw sticking out of the wall outside the Walmart were part of this strange tree. The faces on the tree trunk seemed to be sleeping, with their eyes closed and their mouths closed, like scorpions growing on the tree. ¡°¡­¡± Ahhhh! Shen Cheng almost dropped the phone! She is most afraid of this kind of thing that is a cross between human and monster. What is the purpose of drawing the monster¡¯s picture so realistic in a simulation game of nurturing cubs Don¡¯t look at it, just watch the cub and wash her eyes. Shen Cheng honestly put the camera back on Li Weilan. The little villain was already half-tied down at this time. If it weren¡¯t for the support of his elbows, he would probably be lying on the ground. Seeing that his eyes were opening and closing little by little, but it was obvious that he couldn¡¯t hold it anymore, the old man said to him: ¡°You should rest for a while, when the monster came over, it would be very noisy. We¡¯ll wake you up.¡± Li Weilan replied vaguely ¡°Okay¡± from his throat. Even if she already knew that her cub seemed to be acting, watching the scene, Shen Cheng¡¯s heart raised in her throat. In this supermarket, She couldn¡¯t even find the bones of a human, and the tree was densely packed with faces. Have all the ability users become the nourishment of the tree? Looking at the dense knots on the tree, she didnt know how many ability users have been harmed. They couldn¡¯t beat this tree. Can her own cub really get through this? The little man actually lay down and fell asleep. After a while, the older one of the two researchers stood up, walked over and lightly touched Li Weilan¡¯s face with the tip of his toes, first touching it lightly, then pressing it hard, to see that the other party was indeed without even moving his eyelashes, the yellow bar on the elder¡¯s head turned red almost instantly. He turned around and ordered the younger man coldly, ¡°Take it next door.¡± ¡°!!!¡± The first time she saw the game NPC ripped off his pretentiousness and changed his face. Shen Cheng, who watched the yellow turned to hostile red, was shocked by this routine. This operation is really rude! But how did the cub know that there was something wrong with these two people? She didn¡¯t see it from the perspective of God, but her own cub actually saw through two scheming at a glance. He is amazing! There was a secret door behind where they were sitting. The young man picked up Li Weilan, passed through the secret door, and placed him in front of the giant tree with knots. The old man skillfully took out a small bottle of pink liquid from the interlayer of the clothes, and slowly poured it onto the leaves of the tree. Looking at the eyes of the countless faces on the tree that opened instantly, he sighed slightly and turned his head to face the tree. The young man said, ¡°Give him to the tree god.¡± The young man put Li Weilan down. The giant tree slowly lowered its branches. First, an extremely sturdy giant hand came over to fiddle with Li Weilan, and then the thick bark on the giant hand slowly opened, revealing a layer of tenderness inside, which was as soft as a flower. The pink tissue stretched out towards Li Weilan¡¯s body little by little. Slowly, it wrapped Li Weilan. A slight smile appeared on the old man¡¯s face involuntarily. He looked at the position of the tree trunk, turned his head and said to the young man, ¡°Today our Mana will be here soon¡­¡± There was joy in his voice, but just as he closed his eyes and waited for the next moment in intoxication, the old man suddenly heard a burst of pain and anger coming from the depths of the tree! He opened his eyes quickly: what¡¯s going on? However, Shen Cheng could see clearly from the screen. Just when the old man said these words, the ¡®Thunder¡¯ blade in Li Weilan¡¯s hand was unsheathed, and accompanied by a thunder like purple lightning, he cut off the plant with one strike on the most fragile part, the piece of pink tissue was completely cut off from the tree! Li Weilan slashed it down, and the thunder blade seemed to have become a part of his body. When using it, it was like his own arm and fingers. When his mind moved, the thunder and lightning skills sealed in the blade would rush out. Combined with the great force he used, along with the force of this blow, the claw sticking out from the tree was completely charred black! He didn¡¯t know if it¡¯s because this monster is like a sinister, its resistance to lightning skills is almost zero. With this knife, not only the most vulnerable part is completely cut, but even the greenery that originally circulated on the tree was completely subsided, the layer of jade-like color faded, and what was left was a rotten smell. ¡°Stop!¡± When the old man saw that the tree was seriously injured, he rushed up like a mad tiger, but he was kicked away by Li Weilan, and then put a knife on the young man¡¯s neck. He said in a cold voice, ¡°What¡¯s going on, you¡¯d better explain it to me.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t, don¡¯t, don¡¯t kill me¡­¡± The young man¡¯s voice trembled. He couldn¡¯t piece together the truth about how things changed from winning the ticket to what they are now. But he knew only one thing: until now, if he told the person in front of him, maybe for the sake of their research product, he would spare their lives. The person who knows the current affairs is Junjie, and his own life is naturally more important than the lives of other people. When facing the blade of this person and the experimental monster body they cultivated obviously cannot beat this person, of course, all he can do is¡­ obediently give in to the situation. ¡°This is a plant in our research institute. It was our key research object before,¡± he said tremblingly. ¡°After the end of the world, it mutated.¡± CH 12 The young man¡¯s voice was trembling, but just after he said this, the task of [Exploring Walmart] in front of Shen Cheng had just started to run and the progress had reached 10%. Suddenly, the elder next to Li Weilan said: ¡°You think he will let you go if you tell him everything? Don¡¯t forget, you also have a share in all this!¡± The young man¡¯s voice stopped. He swallowed, looked carefully at the sharp edge of the knife in front of him, and said in a low voice: ¡°¡­I ¡­ I¡¯m very afraid, would you promise to spare my life? This plant is really powerful, it is our brainchild, it took several years in our yard to cultivate it like this¡­ You can destroy half of it, but it may still be able to live. You promise to spare my life, and I will tell you everything.¡± ¡°???¡± Shen Cheng swallowed in front of the screen. Best reading experience at h olo lo no vels, believe the translator. In the game, Li Weilan also seemed to stop. The game stopped, and an option popped up in front of Shen Cheng: [The young researcher uses his life as a bargaining chip to exchange with you for clues about ¡®unknown plants¡¯. please choose: A. Promise him and let him go B. Don¡¯t promise him and kill him C. Ambiguous, let¡¯s talk after listening] ¡°???¡± Shen Cheng looked at the frozen screen and couldn¡¯t help but hesitate. Speaking of choosing A, looking at so many dead faces on the tree, it is estimated that these two have committed a lot of crimes. Even someone like her who is not good at intrigues with people knows that if she chooses A and then learns about the evil things these two have done, she will probably have to uninstall the game. Choose B, it is obvious that this task cannot be carried out. Although exploring Walmart is a daily task, cub has worked hard to push the progress of the mission to this point. Isn¡¯t it unfair to him that grandma destroys the mission because of her moral values? This chapter is machine translated on hololonovels. If you¡¯re not reading this at the origin website, some parts will be missing. However, option C is the most unclear and ambiguous among the options given¡­how much ambiguous are we talking here? Shen Cheng hesitated for a while, and finally chose C according to her heart. When Li Weilan heard the young researcher say these words, he actually felt very funny; he wanted to refuse, but at this moment, a soft and gentle voice suddenly came from his ear, it sounded quite irresistible: ¡°Promise him.¡± It¡¯s a female voice! woman? The mysterious person turned out to be a woman? Judging from the soft tone of this voice, it is possible that the speaker is a young, gentle and good-looking woman! At this moment, all Li Weilan¡¯s previous speculations about the mysterious man collapsed. All his previous estimates turned into mistakes after hearing this sudden voice. Li Weilan¡¯s eyes rolled, and he swept the two researchers in front of him, but saw that the young man under his knife was still waiting for his answer. Not wanting to go against the intention of the person who saved him, Li Weilan agreed to the young researcher¡¯s request: ¡°Okay, I promise you that I will never kill you with my own hands.¡± The young researcher breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the words. He was about to say something when the older man lying underneath suddenly sneered gloomily: ¡°Wang Tao, you can¡¯t be so naive, right? He said that he wouldn¡¯t kill you personally. You really believe he would let you leave safely! How much you and I have done, do you think anyone will let you go if you tell them all about it?¡± Not good! Shen Cheng also knew the language trap in Li Weilan¡¯s words. At this moment, the old man made a clear statement, seeing that the expression of the young man had turned suspicious and alarmed, and the situation turned sharply in a matter of time, Li Weilan suddenly sneered and said, ¡°I¡¯m not as mean as you! If you¡¯re worries, I will swear that as long as you don¡¯t say one word of falsehood or one word of deception, and I still harm you in any way, I will be punished without a place to stand, and a death without a place to be buried.¡± Hearing him say such harsh words, the young man kicked the old man with some resentment: forcing such a powerful guy to make such a vicious oath instead of holding his thighs. He didn¡¯t mean to get to this point at all! It¡¯s all this old man¡¯s fault; after doing all these bad things, he thinks everyone¡¯s like him. The older researcher groaned. Obviously, this force was not strong enough. He had already said all his provocative words. Hearing the man in front said such cruel words, he couldn¡¯t help but doubt his own judgment: Did he really see it wrong? But the man¡¯s eyes flashed just now, and it was clearly filled with killing intent! Without any scruples, the young man pointed to the dying plant, and sighed with some pity: ¡°Before the end of the world, this tree was a pitcher plant grafted in our research institute, and its late mutation direction is very strange, it eats rotten meat, rotten skins, bones and other proteins and produces a new food for us to eat.¡± Following the young researcher¡¯s words, Li Weilan quickly understood what was going on at Walmart. These two researchers are those responsible for taking care of the tree. At the beginning, they just knew that there was a lot of rotten meat in the freezer of Wal-Mart. They brought the tree here and secretly fed a little every day, and then depended on it to absorb the meat that was produced: a white lump they called ¡°mana¡±. This plant was very weak at first, so they only dared to hang around in the room, occasionally bringing in two zombies to feed it, and once it had a full meal, they would have food. But later, as the plant grows, it needs more and more nutrients. They later found that once it swallowed an ability user, the ¡°mana¡± produced was enough for them to eat for a month. It was a kind of white, rice-like but not easy to spoil food, and it was their food for more than a year. So¡­ every ability user, who came to Wal-Mart to explore, became the tree¡¯s nutrients. ¡°What do you know,¡± the older researcher laughed mockingly, ¡°We don¡¯t just eat it ourselves, I have studied it, the food it produces has high nutritional value and is not easy to spoil, and the tree has a certain degree of self-protection ability, and seems to recognize us two, there is no malice or threat to us, isn¡¯t it the savior of the future of mankind? Now you have destroyed half of it with one stroke, it¡¯s not just a plant you destroyed, it is the future of all of us! Since you are an ability user, then you are more powerful than us, you can completely attract zombies to swallow it in exchange for food, you don¡¯t have to be like us¡­ If you have a choice¡­¡± Before he could say anything, Li Weilan¡¯s hand flashed, and the head on his head fell. His eyes were still wide open, as if he had never guessed that his death was so sudden. ¡°Ahhhhhhh teacher!¡± The young researcher screamed in fright, trembling all over in fear, and angrily said, ¡°You agreed¡­¡± ¡°It¡¯s just you that I promised.¡± Li Weilan sneered lightly. His face was slightly sideways, as if he was about to listen to the instruction voice just now, but the voice was only short-lived, as if it was his hallucination. He didn¡¯t speak any more. Li Weilan smiled instead: Since that person didn¡¯t say anything, she must have no objection to his actions. This is good. The killing intent rolled in his chest and was not yet dispelled. If that person wanted to stop him from keeping his pedantic promise, he would have to part ways with her from now on, which was a pity to think about. But now¡­ There was a slight smile on his handsome face. Picking up the researcher with one hand, Li Weilan found some oil on the same floor. He splashed the oil on the dying tree, which seemed to be alive and breathing, and set it on fire. The tree screamed, a harsh and sharp sound came out. However, the faces on the tree slowly closed their eyes. Shen Cheng looked at this scene, and then heaved a sigh of relief. Until this moment, she seemed to fully understand that this cub she raised has a more attractive heart than appearance. For the survivors struggling in the last days, how tempting it is to exchange zombies for food is clear from the appearance of these two researchers. If it is replaced by another person, maybe their lives will be saved in exchange for a long-term food exchange. But in that case, how can the dead souls on the tree rest in peace? Does the blood debt of the past need not be repaid? This tree eats carcasses, but when the rotten flesh runs out, will it eat a living person? Ethically, the mana eaten by these two researchers is almost equivalent to a living person! The cub may have lost something, but the behavior of him now makes grandma even more proud. ¡¾Explore the Secrets of Walmart Supermarket: Completed¡¿ The task prompt popped up at the right time. [Gold coins obtained in this raid: 50] [Please note: Due to the player¡¯s choice, this sweeping location will be permanently closed after 10 minutes, please exit the map within 10 minutes] Ahhh ten minutes! Shen Cheng hurriedly poked Li Weilan, trying to grab the villain and run around the supermarket quickly. After Li Weilan came to this floor, the whole map can be clearly seen: there are some daily necessities on the other floors, such as towels, washbasins, clothes, etc. Anyway, there is still room for cubs to pile up, hurry up and go collect! Only ten minutes! Don¡¯t wait! Li Weilan felt that someone was pushing him, and he couldn¡¯t help but smile again. Looking back, he saw the young researcher who was squatting in front of the plant like a concubine. The young researcher looked at the closed door and the tree screaming and twisting in the fire. Only then did he realize that something was wrong: the door was closed so tightly that he couldn¡¯t get out. ¡°Little liar¡­¡± Shen Cheng poked the cub¡¯s back, looked at the little man who seemed unmoved, and muttered softly. Li Weilan heard it again this time. I heard her speak. He didn¡¯t know why, but he retorted in a low voice: ¡°I gave them two chances, but two things are no more than three things. If I let them go today, someone will be unlucky in the future, and I will become their accomplice¡­¡± He muttered. Halfway through speaking, he felt that his explanation was ridiculous, and he frowned in self-loathing, and stopped talking. Shen Cheng¡¯s heart trembled when he saw bubbles gurgling above his head. Poke him again. Cub is not a good person! But¡­ it seems that I like him more so what should I do? Shen Cheng¡¯s heart skipped a beat. While trying her best to scan the remaining resources in the supermarket, she couldn¡¯t help but think about her cub¡¯s methods again, then she thought to herself: hmm, it seems that dealing with the landlord, this method would be quite effective! CH 13 May 12 2022 After finishing the operation, Shen Cheng checked the time. It was past 12 o¡¯clock, so she went offline and ready to go to bed. Before closing the game, she looked at her cub with some gratitude, and silently made a wish in her heart: If this time, her plan against the landlord is really successful, she will not spend a dime of all the saved costs and recovered losses on herself but absolutely all will be spent on cub. She was really poor before. If the landlord¡¯s affairs are settled and the deposit can be recovered smoothly, she, who doesn¡¯t wear makeup or have other needs, will use all the money left after eating and paying the rent to raise her cub ah. This chapter is translated on hololonovels. If you¡¯re not reading this at the original website, some parts will be missing. Li Weilan¡¯s series of operations of bringing wolves into the room and deceiving and enticing really opened Shen Cheng¡¯s horizons: if those two researchers knew that he was a space-type ability user, and that the weapon in his hand was also sealed with high-level thunder-type powers, will they still let the tree do it? Or if Li Weilan didn¡¯t pretend to be stunned for the second time, would he be able to kill them directly and win smoothly without going through a violent fight? It was because he left a weak impression on the two researchers that they started to attack, and he only counterattacked. And this kind of counterattack will not violate her moral bottom line as a player. Otherwise, if the two researchers knelt down in front of him and begged to say that this plant was their hope of survival, but Li Weilan would still destroy it with one blow, she was afraid that as a player, she would experience a moral struggle. His connivance and disguise are the basis for their evil deeds, and at the same time, it is also the beginning of the final slap in the face. Shen Cheng knew that she was not as powerful as cub, but when she thought about the landlord¡¯s behavior, he was indeed just like the two researchers. The first time, he asked for an increased in rent, he was pushy and ambiguous, thinking she was weak. The second time, he peeped, although she didn¡¯t catch him head on. Shen Cheng guessed that the impression she left in the landlord¡¯s heart must be a weak and gullible little girl, poor and has nowhere to go. The time is getting closer and closer to the day when her lease expires. Since the landlord has even brazenly peeped, Shen Cheng believed that he will not stop there. Learn from your own cub, be smarter! Shen Cheng made a decision. In the dark night, her eyes flashed brightly: Thank you, Cub. I know what to do! Early the next morning, Shen Cheng went out to buy a miniature camera, and by the way, placed an order on an online shop for a strong-click self-defense device. When she got home, she installed the camera right away. The next day, the landlord called: ¡°Xiao Shen, are you at home? I¡¯ll bring someone over to see the apartment.¡± ¡°I¡¯m sorry, landlord,¡± Shen Cheng said timidly and softly, ¡°our company said that we would work overtime today, so I went out early in the morning. Is it OK to see the apartment at another time? I¡¯m really sorry.¡± Shen Cheng¡¯s tone was soft, she hid in the company¡¯s bathroom, the red dot flashed on the borrowed mobile phone, the record button was on, and she said this sentence without any change in her voice. ¡°But I told you to show the apartment yesterday!¡± The landlord immediately became unhappy, his tone turned vicious and annoyed. Shen Cheng apologized politely: ¡°I¡¯m sorry, big brother, I really had something to do at the company this morning. If I didn¡¯t come, I would be fired, and I won¡¯t have the money to pay you next month¡¯s rent. Our lease doesn¡¯t expire until end of next month. I have to depend on the salary from the company to live.¡± From her words, she fully highlighted her poverty, and let others even become more aware of her helplessness that she might not have the money to move out. The landlord¡¯s tone changed slightly: ¡°If you had been so polite, I would give you more grace. It¡¯s not impossible to pay rent a little late¡­¡± ¡°Alas,¡± Shen Cheng sighed softly, ¡°Tomorrow morning, tomorrow morning I will be at home waiting for you to bring someone to see the apartment.¡± The landlord hesitated for a moment, then hung up after saying yes. Shen Cheng smiled, transferred the recording from the borrowed mobile phone to her own mobile phone, deleted the original, and returned it to the colleague who lent it to her. She sat back to her seat and opened the monitoring page on her phone while working. Sure enough, the camera popped up a short time later, showing that there was ¡°unusual movement¡± in her home. Shen Cheng taunted the corners of his lips. She checked the leasing contract before going to bed last night, and there was a premise that she dared to do this: the landlord didn¡¯t want to sign the contract at the time, but Shen Cheng thought that she was a girl who was alone renting a place herself, and she had to have a contract no matter what to avoid any future disputes. So although the landlord was unwilling, she paid a real estate agent to be a witness, and gave a standard contract to the landlord to sign. Because she unilaterally paid the agent¡¯s witness fees, the agent naturally favored her more. There were a few optional clauses, and the agent gave the version that favored the tenant. For example, if the landlord brings people to see the house, it needs to be consented by both parties, and the tenant has the right to refuse, etc. She was not at home, but the landlord entered her house privately. With this video, as long as she took it to the police, the landlord would have to peel off his skin. To be honest, even at this moment, what Shen Cheng was thinking about was just to use the video to negotiate with the landlord normally, to terminate the contract early and get her rent and deposit back for this month, so she could use the money to find a new place. But soon, the next action of the landlord on the camera made her furious: the landlord sneaked into her room, went to the balcony of her room at the first time, and touched the underwear she was hanging there. After a long time, he finally picked it up and smelled it, then put it in his pocket, and left happily! Seeing this scene, Shen Cheng¡¯s calm expression turned to anger almost instantly. She moved out of the dormitory after graduating from school, and the first one she rented was this house, but since she lived here, She would lose her underwears once every two months, and because the place where the underwear is hung is indeed windy, she thought it was possible that the wind would have blown the clothes away, so she didn¡¯t think much about it. She didn¡¯t know until she installed a camera today that her underwear¡­ Shen Cheng felt nausea rushing up in her stomach. Thinking about how many perverted things the landlord had done without her knowledge, she felt that the excuses she came up with for the missing underwears were all stupid. As cub said, it is an irresponsible act to indulge bad people. How to make the best use of this video, Shen Cheng thought about it in her heart: It is feasible to bring the video to the police, but since the landlord has not done any ¡®real evil¡¯ to her, even if the police is called, the maximum penalty is less than ten days of detention, or a fine of 200-500, which may not be a pain at all for a landlord who has more than a dozen houses collecting rent. The police usually choose to mediate first, which will only anger the landlord. After all, they are locals. If he has some connections, he may not even be sentenced to detention. At that time, he would just continue to find the next tenant for his dozen of houses. Thinking about how her cub did, Shen Cheng had an idea in her heart. When she got home, she called the landlord to apologize first: ¡°Landlord, I¡¯m sorry about what happened this morning¡­¡± When she spoke, she had to suppress the anger in her heart, but the ignorant landlord was very happy to hear it. After apologizing, Shen Cheng changed the conversation: ¡°But the rent of 2,000 yuan is too much. I really can¡¯t afford it. I thought about it carefully today. I¡¯d better move.¡± If only from the perspective of money, the rent she gave is naturally not high. But the landlord stole her underwear from time to time and even took pictures of her secretly. Shen Cheng guessed that these must be profitable. Therefore, for the landlord, she is probably more meaningful than the two thousand yuan. Since the landlord does not want her to leave, after listening to her, he would natural change his tone. The landlord really did, ¡°Miss Shen, it¡¯s not impossible to negotiate the rent. You are still so young, if you really want to make money, there is a way, it just depends on whether you want it or not.¡± Shen Cheng¡¯s heart sank. Her voice trembled slightly: ¡°What do you mean by that?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t mean anything, that is, if you want to make more money, I will help you think about whether there is a way to make extra money. I am here for your own good¡­¡± The landlord chattered. Shen Cheng¡¯s stomach was full of acid reflux, if it wasn¡¯t for guessing that he secretly took her photo but didn¡¯t know which website he put it on, she needed solid evidence to sue him, Shen Cheng wouldn¡¯t at all hang out with him here. ¡°I¡­¡± Shen Cheng deliberately hesitated. The landlord stopped persuading and waited for her to speak with confidence. He picked his teeth and thought contentedly: These young girls are very materialistic now, and she is so poor that she can¡¯t even get an extra 200 yuan. For such a meager salary, the company wants her to work overtime, she works overtime. He has such a good way for her to make money, and she doesn¡¯t even need to show her face or sell her body, how could she refuse! If it wasn¡¯t for her not having big breasts and just a small figure, he would have fucked her himself. Sure enough, he heard the timid voice over the phone, that spoke hesitantly, ¡°But I have a formal job after all¡­ I don¡¯t want to face¡­¡± ¡°You don¡¯t need to show your face.¡± The landlord said with a smile. ¡°Hey, why are you still worrying about? In this world, people always laugh at the poor and never at prostitutes. Besides, I also showed them your photos, and they are quite satisfied.¡± Showed them her photos, hearing this sentence, even if she didn¡¯t want to do it at first, she thought that her photos have already been flying all over the internet. ¡°But¡­¡± She seemed to hesitate. ¡°Then¡­ Then tell me in detail.¡± The little girl over there hesitated, but she did have the reaction he expected. A few hours later, police broke in and took the landlord away from the home. They searched his computer and found a large number of hidden camera photos, as well as tangible evidence of extortion. Shen Cheng successfully got back her rent and deposit. CH 14 Li Weilan discovered a strange thing. The person who helped him doesn¡¯t seem to be with him 24 hours a day. After one time before, she suddenly disappeared without saying a word, but this time she seemed to disappear again. But unlike the last time she disappeared, he was not so worried this time: that person might have her own things to do, and what he should do is to help her clean up the farmland during her absence, help her harvest the crops, and then take care of the base. In terms of her hamster style of sweeping into his space whenever she felt like, Li Weilan just accepted it and continue to evolve his own space ability. After all, only when he continues to evolve, the fog currently exits in the space will dissipate, and only by further evolution can he always meet her requirements. Otherwise, if one day she finds that his space is at its limits, or the things she wants to plant can¡¯t be planted¡­ Will she pick up another person to help? Li Weilan was very afraid of being abandoned, and he has a sense of crisis, but he didn¡¯t dare to tell her what he¡¯s feeling. They are not equal, standing in the position of being the one who has been helped from the beginning to the end, saying to each other, ¡°Please don¡¯t leave me, don¡¯t leave me no matter what.¡± Wagging your tail and begging for pity like this, isn¡¯t it annoying to stick to the other person? Li Weilan couldn¡¯t do it. He just stared at the mountains of supplies in the space, and the supplies swept from Wal-Mart in a daze, and he was shocked to find that there were still dozens of boxes of condoms, the kind that could not be used up until the expiration date. What does that person want to do with so many condoms? He was a little embarrassed. After knowing that the person was a woman, the image Li Weilan had built for the mysterious person in his heart collapsed altogether. Looking at so many condoms now, the mysterious, powerful, and indifferent image that was originally left to her¡­ seems to have disappeared. In this world, condoms are indeed a necessity for many people. After all, if someone becomes pregnant and gives birth to a baby, one¡¯s own safety will be a problem, not to mention the child¡¯s food and clothing. Starving to death is the most painful thing in the world. But what use is this thing¡­for him? Even for the current Noah base, it is completely useless! Xi Nan and Xi Bei are a pair of brothers and sisters, let alone these two siblings, the other 20 women who were rescued were disgusted and fearful of men. No matter how you looked, they didn¡¯t look like they were looking for a partner. At present, there is no plan to expand the base. These dozens of boxes of condoms are really useless other than taking up space or taking it out to blow up a balloon. But she took them all. Maybe she wants to use it in the future? When Li Weilan thought of this, a slight ripple appeared in his eyes, but he quickly calmed down. He entered the door of the base. The two female soldiers guarding the first floor were dozing off. When they heard the sound of the door opening, they woke up instantly. Seeing that it was him, they stood up immediately and saluted him, ¡°Brother Li.¡± Li Weilan nodded and glanced at them: He went out and came back after about a day, and the base already had the most basic measures. In their previous base, there were more men than women, and the status of men was much higher than that of women. In addition, only those with supernatural abilities had a certain status, and the entire base was quite lacking in vitality. But Noah is different. Even if there are only twenty women besides Xi Bei, these women know that Li Weilan is not the kind of base leader who treats them as consumables, and always respects them, without any obscene thoughts at all. In this case, although Noah¡¯s base is only a prototype now, the women have begun to give in full play to their aesthetic senses, selected their favorite rooms, and began to decorate the place with great interest. In this apocalypse where beauty is extremely lacking, even a small pot of flowers or a butterfly folded with paper reveals a reassuring and warm atmosphere. Seeing Li Weilan stop in front of the paper flowers they folded, the female soldier called out Li brother a little nervously, wondering if he would criticize them for spreading their girliness in the base. They saw the tall, icy man suddenly turn around and gave them a rare smile: ¡°Very good.¡± Girls like flowers, maybe he should plant some flowers in his own space too? She will feel better when she sees it. ¡°???¡± What did we do? The two women looked at each other, completely unaware that they were praised by Li Weilan for what they had done. Li Weilan didn¡¯t explain, just said to them: ¡°Inform you Sister Yan and Xi Nan that there will be a meeting in two hours.¡± This chapter is translated on ho lo lo novels dot com. If you¡¯re not reading this at the origin website, some parts will be missing. ¡°Brother Li, you¡­¡± one of the girls whispered, ¡°you just came back, do you want to rest for a while?¡± ¡°No need.¡± Li Weilan said bluntly, ¡°Two hours is enough.¡± Noah¡¯s base is still in its early stage, and every minute and every second is vying for time with the zombie tide. He sleeps one more minute, and the danger in the future will be approaching one minute. This base is not only an extremely precious gift, but also the hard work of that person, and he takes it very seriously. Two hours later, the first ability user meeting at Noah¡¯s base officially began. Li Weilan¡¯s first sentence shocked the people present: ¡°This base is not mine, you can call me Brother Li, but I have to make it clear to you that the real owner of this base is not me.¡± Yan Hongyu was the woman Li Weilan rescued in that small building. She heard the words with a sharp look, and instantly exchanged glances with Xi Nan, who was also hearing about this for the first time, ¡°Brother Li, what do you mean¡­ you¡¯re just an agent?¡± Li Weilan nodded without hesitation. Although that person said that Noah¡¯s base is for him, he would never take it for himself. At least he had to let others know exactly where this base came from. Even if that person may not care, he still has to tell people clearly who is the real hero of all this. All this gratitude and admiration, she deserves it. ¡°But¡­¡± Yan Hongyu hesitated for a moment. Yan Hongyu likes Noah very much, and likes Noah¡¯s current atmosphere, although it is only a base that has just begun to be established. But everything here gave her a beautiful vision. But what if Brother Li is not the owner of this base, and its real owner appears one day asking for this and that from them? After the end of the world, people are simply divided into two types. Supernatural and ordinary people. Yan Hongyu herself is a power user, but it¡¯s not that she doesn¡¯t know what kind of life the women among ordinary people live in most of the bases. Except for some people who were married before the end of the world and whose men have certain abilities, women are just tools for giving birth and even as consumables. Brother Li is not that kind of person. They all found that Li Weilan is more like a machine without emotion, who is indifferent to everyone. But such distance and indifference brought a certain sense of security to women who have experienced too much. They don¡¯t want to depend on the strong, they just want to live well and with a certain dignity. But the person who hasn¡¯t shown up yet¡­ What if that person wants something different from Brother Li? Yan Hongyu was uneasy, not only for herself, but also for the other women who escaped with her. The light flickered in her eyes, more like anticipation, looking forward to Li Weilan¡¯s ambition and desire. However, Li Weilan just said seriously and solemnly: ¡°Don¡¯t think too much, that person is a good person. She originally built the Noah Base, and she entrusted me to manage it.¡± ¡°!!!¡± Both Xi Nan and Yan Hongyu were shocked. With such a large and full of black technology base, give it to someone just like that? They both lived in the base and experienced firsthand how high-tech the base was. The light ventilation system and the drainage system are not the wasteland technology after the end of the world. Li Weilan wouldn¡¯t lie, so the owner of this base must really be a rich and capable genius, right? No matter what, even if Brother Li is really giving an excuse, just blow the rainbow fart at this time! Xi Nan thought of his sister¡¯s illness, and immediately said, ¡°Brother Li, no matter who built the base, I will swear allegiance to whoever you pledge to, and I will follow you!¡± Li Weilan smiled rarely: ¡°No, I believe she will appear in front of you one day, and I look forward to that day.¡± Xi Nan endured the shock in his heart, glanced at Yan Hongyu, and also saw the undisguised surprise on her face. In their opinion, an ability user with enhanced spiritual power, but shows such unreserved trust in another person and has never appeared in person before, and they can¡¯t even see the slightest ambition and desire to seize power. They really can¡¯t understand. Then you can only believe Li Weilan, and believe that the builder of Noah¡¯s base is really as powerful and kind as he said. Li Weilan finished talking about the most important thing, and finally turned the topic back to the real business: ¡°There are a few things to be done in the base recently, I think you have already allocated the rooms in our base, that¡¯s good, you guys report the number of remaining vacant rooms that can be occupied, and we have to build a small base on the ground to facilitate the reception of people who want to enter the base. After completing the basic inspection outside the perimeter, they will be eligible to enter the main base.¡± When it comes to business, Xi Nan and Yan Hongyu both nodded seriously. Noah¡¯s base needs to be developed, and naturally it needs to recruit people. There are many construction rooms in the base that have specific requirements for abilities, which cannot be met at present, so the door of those rooms cannot be opened. For example, in the hydroponics room, the personnel required to enter must have plant-type abilities, and the water purification room must have water-type abilities. At present, Xi Nan alone can barely meet the drinking water needs in the base, but further needs are not enough. At present, things such as warm water are done by fire-type abilities, and there is only one person in the base, Yan Hongyu, so recruiting has already been put on the agenda. But Xi Nan and Yan Hongyu both knew that many black technologies in their base could not be directly exposed to people, and recruiting the right people was a big problem. Li Weilan¡¯s plan is indeed a relatively safe plan for the time being. When Shen Cheng went online, the system just popped up a new prompt: [Li Weilan asks you: self-recruitment permission. Agree or not: Y/N] ¡­¡­¡­.. Translator has something to say: girllll, you straightforward .. so many condoms lol I like your style. CH 15 Shen Cheng¡¯s move is over. She got her deposit back and the last month¡¯s rent from the landlord, and received a tearful apology from him. Shen Cheng changed to a new house that was a little farther away from the company, but the price was cheaper, just right for her small wallet, which hasn¡¯t gone at all deflated; she was really happy! She checked her small treasury, and Shen Cheng decided that when she played the game this time, she¡¯d be spending some money for her cub. It was him who gave her the idea so that she could take the money back from the landlord smoothly and also received compensation from the landlord. ho lo lo novels. With such merits, she really has to thank cub for setting a good example for her, teaching her how to dig a hole for the wicked to deceive them. Otherwise, with her own style of acting calmly before, she was afraid that the landlord¡¯s actions would have just suffocated her to death. As a result, as soon as she opened the game, she saw that cub asked for the control permission of the base? Hey, this base was originally yours, idiot. Does this need to be asked too? Of course, if he asks, she will just agree, agree, agree! Shen Cheng happily pressed Y. agreed. Li Weilan immediately heard the announcement from the base: ¡°Li Weilan, the base management authority has been fully handed over to you. Please enter the list of free access members and the base whitelist/blacklist. For other follow-up settings and base permissions, please go to the main control room to check.¡± The mechanical sound of the announcement was not the soft voice of the woman he had heard before. But after listening to this mechanical sound, Li Weilan¡¯s complexion changed slightly. On the side, Xi Nan and Yan Hongyu, who were suspicious of Li Weilan¡¯s words ¡°the owner of the base is someone else¡±, were also shocked. The two exchanged a look and confirmed that the rightful owner brother Li spoke of does exist, it is not his excuse. Xi Nan¡¯s heart moved: If that person really has such supernatural powers, his sister¡¯s illness¡­is there hope? After all, they already knew before the meeting, and confirmed that there was no one nearby when they were in the meeting. Under such circumstances that no one could monitor the situation inside the room, the base¡¯s prompt came on time, making people want to deceive themselves that this is just a coincidence and not a possibility! That person is so awesome! Brother Li is not lying to them! The surprise in Li Weilan¡¯s heart was even greater. He didn¡¯t expect that person to make such a decision. Originally, he had the complete authority of the main control room, which was enough. As a result, that person has now given the entire base to himself? Did she not want to be here? Don¡¯t want to care anymore? hololonovels. Could it be that it was because she was disappointed with him and dissatisfied with his previous behavior of breaking the promise with the researchers? At the time, she did not show her face, and now she told him with practical actions that she wanted to give up? No! If she doesn¡¯t care, what does he even want this base for? Why would she just leave without showing up? Li Weilan¡¯s face turned pale after this series of thoughts. Yan Hongyu and Xi Nan both saw his almost panicked expression, and then the man, who they thought was always calm and collected, slammed his fist on the wall. He only heard the sound of ¡°bang¡±. They don¡¯t know what material it was made of, but the inner wall of the extremely hard base had sunken in. On the contrary, the blood on his hand was pouring out, but the man seemed to be unaware of his bleeding hand. He quickly calmed down after this punch, took a deep breath and said flatly, ¡°I¡¯ll go to the main control room.¡± ¡°Brother Li doesn¡¯t seem to be happy.¡± Yan Hongyu said to Xi Nan in a low voice as he watched his inexplicably low-pressure figure disappear from the door. ¡°What do you think when Brother Li said that person, a man or a woman?¡± Xi Nan suddenly whispered. ¡°!!!¡± Yan Hongyu¡¯s eyes suddenly widened. Yes, why didn¡¯t she think of it! How can a man be so generous with such a big gift in the last days? ho lo lo novels. Even if it is a father-son relationship, some fathers still hold on to their rights as long as they are not dead! The adjective that Brother Li used to express that person is ¡®kind¡¯, and ¡®above me.¡¯ In this case, it should really be a woman! Xi Nan squeezed his eyes at her: ¡°Brother Li is in love!¡± Yan Hongyu has no interest in gossip about her boss, but it is about the stability of Noah¡¯s base. She just nodded solemnly, but she was also a little curious. *** Li Weilan didn¡¯t know that they were gossiping about himself behind his back. In fact, even if he knew about it, he didn¡¯t have much thought to care about it at the moment. He arrived at the main control room, looked at the words ¡°Permission fully enabled¡± displayed on the screen, and clenched his fist tightly. In front of the phone, Shen Cheng curiously watched her cubs scurrying around, the little sparks on his head came out in a string, and he seemed to be looking for something running around. She looked at the little guy¡¯s head, on which little planets rotating appeared. She thought it was a little fun, so she couldn¡¯t help but stretched out her hand and poked him twice, and the little planets disappeared. But cub¡¯s curly hair was already standing up straight because of this series of actions, and he was about to go mad. Li Weilan felt the tickling from the top of his head, like a breeze blowing, even if he knew it was the gentleness of that person, he still couldn¡¯t hide the deepest anger in his heart. With no one around, and knowing that she was there, he finally expressed his complaint: ¡°You don¡¯t care about me? Noah base is yours, no merit and no reward, I can¡¯t take it for free!¡± When a line of bubble characters appeared on Li Weilan¡¯s head, Shen Cheng was stunned for a moment after reading it: Who is Cub talking to? Alas? he said you? No one else here? Are you talking to me? Is this game too smart? My cub still interacts with me? Grandma¡¯s heart softened. Shen Cheng was stunned for a moment: But¡­ Noah¡¯s base was originally for you! Hmm¡­ But how is she going to convey her meaning to the cub? There is no dialogue option in the game? Shen Cheng felt a bit like catching chicken, and she pulled the angle of view to look around. Li Weilan waited patiently for her response at first, but as time passed by, he finally took a long sigh. It was he who thought too much. She never showed her face from the beginning to the end, so she didn¡¯t trust him. Now even if he has a thousand twists and turns in his heart, but for her, it may just be the careful thought of a person she rescued at will and not worth it to pay attention to. Yes, he has to accept reality. Maybe it¡¯s just like showing kindness to save the kittens and puppies, maybe he¡¯s just like the cats and dogs observed in the research. The cats and dogs are at least cute and can play with you, but if they started complaining about troubles, it would be very annoying. Li Weilan was silent. Shen Cheng watched as his mood gradually changed from annoyance at the beginning to calmness, and finally to despair like a dark cloud. The whole body seemed to be sending out gray negative energy, and she was in a hurry: woo woo Woo, what¡¯s wrong with my cub? Grandma hasn¡¯t been online for two days. Are you making trouble with me? She doesn¡¯t know where her finger poked at this time, and a letter ¡°W¡± suddenly jumped out from the keyboard in the main control room of Noah Base. Alas? Shen Cheng was taken aback! Ah she understands! She almost jumped up all of a sudden: That¡¯s right, she can move things in the game, and the keyboard in the main control room of Noah¡¯s base is also in the category that she can touch! This game is so real. Players have to explore everything by themselves. They don¡¯t give game explanations, and they don¡¯t give options for interacting with the characters. It¡¯s really not friendly to novices at all. If it wasn¡¯t for her patience to explore, cub would have to wait more and become more disappointed, and what if he finally turned black? Could it be that even if the player can¡¯t find the interaction option, the intimacy of their own cubs decreases as a possible option? Thinking about it like this¡­ um, how should I respond then? Shen Cheng scratched her head: The interaction mechanism of this game should be similar to that of Siri. The keywords and responses are set in it, so what keywords should she trigger, so that cub will recover his good mood quick? When Shen Cheng was thinking, Li Weilan also saw the letter W that suddenly appeared on the screen. He was stunned. At that moment, he felt that he couldn¡¯t even blink his eyes. Staring blankly at the cursor, watching it flicker, there was only one vague thought in my mind: W? What is she trying to express? However, the next second, the cursor moved. W disappeared. Li Weilan didn¡¯t have time to be disappointed, but saw the person who controlled the keyboard slowly, and swiped a line of words: ¡°This is your base. It is yours and that¡¯s why it is given to you.¡± ¡°!!!¡± He didn¡¯t know why this time she didn¡¯t say anything, but typed, but the moment he saw these line of words, Li Weilan only felt slightly wet eyes, he pursed his lips, and protested in a low voice, ¡°But I¡­¡± He paused, took a deep breath and raised his head, his eyes bright, ¡°but why me?¡± Eh! Now when raising cubs, the game still needs to pay attention to the profound connotation, so that players can think about such philosophical issues? Shen Cheng tilted her head, not knowing how to answer. That¡¯s right, many times in the world, people don¡¯t need a reason to treat you badly, but they need a lot of reasons to treat you well. There are many people who will hurt you for no reason, but when they meet someone who is good to you, they will subconsciously doubt, does he have any thoughts on her? Why is she being nice to him? It¡¯s as if there is no reasonable reason to accept this kind of good, which is psychologically unsettling. But cub, you are no one else, you are my cub raised by game coins. This question is very spiritual. Shen Cheng thought for a while, then suddenly ¡°puchi¡± smiled, and continued to start typing. On the screen in front of Li Weilan, a line of words flashed slowly. After reading word by word, his face turned blue. ¡°That¡­of course¡­is¡­because¡­I¡­am¡­your¡­mom¡­ah!¡± ¡°???¡± ¡°!!!¡± CH 16 The little guy ran away. Shen Cheng was stunned for a moment: Could it be that the AI ??program setting cannot say the word ¡°mom¡±? But she¡¯s a real mother. Grievance Baba.jpg You come back, you come back, I won¡¯t say it anymore. Shen Cheng really didn¡¯t want a single word to make her cub run away. She looked at the small words on the picture, ¡°Li Weilan thought you were insincere and left angrily¡±, and her heart was messy. ¡­To tell the truth, you will make me lose the game like this, so arrogant that you will run away and leave me hanging, what do you want me to play? Woooo, after waiting for a while, the notification still shows [Li Weilan is in self-closing] Seeing that this state hasn¡¯t changed for a long time, and she doesn¡¯t know how long it will take to change, Shen Cheng had no choice but to stop the idea of continuing to play the plot interaction, and went to harvest the rice in the space. Now her game interface has a lot more functions than when it started. The top row is [character], [base], [home], [automatic trading system] and [mall] Now that the [Character] column is arrogantly blacked out, Shen Cheng clicked the base button to take a look. The building of Noah¡¯s base is still very simple. There are only ten ordinary rooms in the accommodation area, and five of them are currently displayed as [occupied]. Li Weilan lives alone in a room, and 20 girls live in two full rooms. Xi Nan and Xi Bei share one room, and the other one is occupied by that gangster, Xiao Chu. He and Li Weilan are the only two who live alone. In addition to the accommodation venues, only the [Warehouse], [Water Purification Room] and [Canteen] are currently open in the base. Relying on just these three venues, the current happiness level of the base has reached 80%. The next functional room that can be unlocked: [Hydroponic Room]. In business management games, Shen Cheng is quite clear about the middle routine: in short, the happiness of the residents inside the base must be guaranteed to unlock the subsequent functional rooms one by one ¨C of course, unless you spend game coins once and for all. But game coins to open the [hydroponic room] needs 999 gold, equivalent to RMB 999. Shen Cheng looks at the more expensive and more advanced rooms in the back, from the ¡®cheapest¡¯ hydroponic room worth 999 RMB to The most expensive entertainment facility (9,999 RMB) and fell into a self-doubt silence: It all depends on game coins to unlock, maybe she has to have thousands in wealth, right? [Hydroponic Room] is open, but after it is opened, it shows that it cannot be in operation. Shen Cheng opened it and looked at it, and a line of small words popped up in the upper right corner: [1. Arrange for plant-type abilities to perform room production (unfinished) 2. Confirm the type of plant production (need to be confirmed by the master)] It seems that even game coins cannot completely solve the problem of plant-type power users. All right, let¡¯s do it slowly. Shen Cheng closes the interface of the base and entered ¡®home¡¯ to continue moving bricks and harvesting rice. Counting the small money 50 gold game coins given by the previous sweeper mission, and then selling this batch of harvests, Shen Cheng¡¯s game gold coins rarely reached the 100 mark, the first time to have three-digit small money. How is she gonna spend this money? She opened the mall and looked around for a while, but finally closed the mall hesitantly: the AI of this game looks very high tech, part of the money is the labour of cub, who is still sulking now, might as well¡­ coax him and hear what he wants? Shen Cheng pondered for a while, and suppressed the idea of spending money. She was about to close the game mall when she suddenly saw a special offer of the day in the mall: It seemed that it completely met her needs! hololonovels. If you¡¯re not reading this at the origin website, some parts will be missing. [Common points for major bases in the game: 100,000 points] Since it is today¡¯s special price, the purchase is limited to one, and the original price that has been crossed out is 666 gold. If it is the original price of 666 gold coins, Shen Cheng might have ignored this credit card type thing ¨C after all, a sweeping mission gives her only 59 gold coins, but today¡¯s special price is 1 gold coin, basically free ah! Don¡¯t need money, buy, buy, buy! It¡¯s a loss if you don¡¯t buy it! Shen Cheng clicked, bought it, put it in cub¡¯s belongings column, and rubbed her hands: Will cub be happy to see this ¡®credit card¡¯? In reality, if any overbearing president throws her a 100 million black and gold credit card, she will definitely kneel down and call her father, and then buy the whole game and raise her cub happily. If the cub is still not satisfied with this black and gold card¡­ then¡­then she has no choice but to continue coaxing tomorrow. Shen Cheng went offline. After she turned off the phone, she felt the noise around her. Shen Cheng frowned uncomfortably and listened carefully, only to hear the laughter of the man and woman next door. What¡¯s going on? She pondered for a while, and frowned slightly. There was a precedent from the previous landlord, and this time she learned how to be more careful. She thought it would be better to have a female roommate. The roommate this time was a girl. She thought Wen Wen was well-behaved and a quiet girl. She also asked her about her visitors before moving in. The girl said that her boyfriend would visit her occasionally, but not overnight. She also promised to pay the rent on time. what happened? The boyfriend next door came to see her? This is my first day of moving in¡­ Shen Cheng smelled the unreliable breath. But on the first day of living together, she didn¡¯t want to knock on other people¡¯s doors directly, which would make her seem very nosy. Shen Cheng suppressed her uneasiness, but she understood a fact in her heart: it¡¯s not that there are too many wonderful things in the world, nor is it that she has a physique that attracts strange people, but if you are a ¡°low-income population¡±, when you are in a small circle, you will be particularly prone to encounter other strange people. In the final analysis, the only way to do it once and for all, whether in the game or in reality, is to recharge money. Shen Cheng put on earplugs thoughtfully and tried to fall asleep. *** Li Weilan really ran away at Shen Cheng¡¯s answer. It¡¯s fine if she doesn¡¯t answer. He can understand that she may have difficulties, and it may be because it¡¯s inconvenient to reveal her identity. As long as she says it¡¯s inconvenient, he won¡¯t ask any more questions, but what¡¯s the matter with claiming to be his ¡®mom¡¯? Her voice is not that old! Besides, his mom¡¯s already dead! The bones were cold. He was so angry. Xi Nan had something to look for him, but he didn¡¯t dare to speak because the boss was full of anger at the moment. He carefully stuck to the wall, wishing he could stick himself as a piece of paper, please don¡¯t let him see me. Li Weilan still noticed Xi Nan. He stopped, barely suppressed the surging anger in his heart, glanced at Xi Nan, who was acting a little cowardly, put away the rage in his heart, and asked, ¡°Are you looking for me for something?¡± ¡°Well¡­¡± Xi Nan hesitated for a moment, glanced at Li Weilan¡¯s still bleeding hand, and said carefully, ¡°Brother Li, do you want to take care of the injury on your hand first?¡± Li Weilan glanced at his hand and became even more angry. Even Xi Nan noticed it. But the person who claimed to be his mother didn¡¯t notice it at all. She would have carefully applied medicine to him before¡­ This time, she was clearly in front of him, but she¡­ Li Weilan was in a panic. After all, isn¡¯t it because she doesn¡¯t care about him? Stop fooling yourself, Li Weilan. He tried his best to cheer himself up and looked at Xi Nan: ¡°Small injury, it will be healed soon, don¡¯t worry, if you have anything, say first.¡± Xi Nan gave him a worried look, but he stopped talking. Hey, this is with his girlfriend¡­ oh no¡­ well, if the gold masters quarrel, and their base will be affected jointly and severally. Brother Li doesn¡¯t look like a person who knows how to coax a girl, this is really bad! Xi Nan didn¡¯t know what to do with this situation, he felt that his heart was broken. He hesitated for a while before saying, ¡°Brother Li, I¡¯m looking for you because of my sister¡¯s illness.¡± Li Weilan was a little taken aback. The first time he met Xi Nan and Xi Bei, Xi Nan knelt down and begged him for a mouthful of beast meat. People who need to eat alien meat on a regular basis and can eat beast meat normally can only be those with abilities, which means that Xi Bei should have had abilities originally. But Xi Bei didn¡¯t look like a normal person. Xi Nan protects his younger sister very tightly. Before they had officially settled down, Li Weilan did not ask anything, but when Xi Nan said it himself, he nodded: ¡°Is your sister a second-order or third-order ability user?¡± The mutant wolf meat they ate that time was Tier 4, and Tier 4 wolf meat is only valid for those who are also Tier 4 or below. Besides, every third level is considered a major level, and there will be some special promotion tests. Looking at Xi Bei¡¯s current situation, it doesn¡¯t seem like he has reached the fourth level. But if it was not a mere first-order, Xi Nan wouldn¡¯t come to him so solemnly. Xi Nan nodded: ¡°My sister is a third-order plant-type ability.¡± He hesitated for a moment, and said earnestly, ¡°The hydroponic room of our base must be controlled by a plant-type ability user to start producing plants, and now plants powers are very popular in all major bases, I am afraid it is not a good move, if my sister can recover, it can also alleviate the urgent needs of the base.¡± The plant superpower can cultivate plants ¨C although it has been radiated by the end of the world after the pollution, the fruits of mutant plants are mostly unpalatable, but still enough to fill the stomach. There are also some plant-based abilities that carry the original low-radiation seeds themselves, which are even more popular. Xi Nan originally wanted to see what was going on in the hydroponics room in Noah¡¯s base, but who knew that they wouldn¡¯t even be able to enter the door without the plant-type ability user ¨C the only authority to open the door was still in Li Weilan¡¯s hands. Therefore, when Xi Nan tentatively said these words, he actually did not have much confidence in his heart. ¡°Can you make decisions on your sister¡¯s behalf?¡± Li Weilan didn¡¯t promise to treat this stubble, but asked a practical question first. Of course he couldn¡¯t save Xi Bei himself. He is not a healing ability user, but he has seen how powerful that person¡¯s healing medicine is. He is not worried about her ability, but he must not let her suffer. Such medicine cannot be given away easily for no reason. After discussing the cost of the treatment, he will ask her if she was willing to save Xi Bei. If she was unwilling or unable to save her, he would naturally handle it by himself. When Xi Nan heard the words, he was overjoyed. He raised his head in shock, his eyes were full of surprise, shining brightly: ¡°Of course, my sister and I are as close as one person, since I have already decided to stay, no matter what happens to my sister, she will also stay. Although her plant-type ability is relatively weak in attack power, the fruit she harvests is sweet and juicy. In the past, she mainly used to accelerate the growth of plants, but she also sold the fruits to provide for the two of us to live. As long as my sister can recover, she will be in charge of all the fruits in the base in the future!¡± Li Weilan frowned faintly: In fact, after the end of the world, ability users of different departments have their own responsibilities. In the current situation of talent pool in Noah, what is more urgently needed is the ability to attack and defend. The base is built underground, which is naturally a barrier against the smell of zombies, but once it is against human attacks, it is still necessary to recruit those able to defend. But plant type abilities are indeed important to the current Noah base, and those capable of planting fruits is sought-after in the later stage no matter where it is, either small or large base. These two siblings have a water ability and a plant ability. If they stay, Noah¡¯s long-term supplies will be guaranteed. After all, the things in his space are not enough for the time being, and the supplies of the base still have to rely on the hard work of the ability users in the ¡®hydroponics room¡¯ and ¡®water purification room¡¯ to solve for the long-term. He pondered for a moment: ¡°What¡¯s the matter with your sister?¡± When he changed his words, Xi Nan immediately heard the undertone. His eyes instantly became more joyful, but it turned into a faint sadness, and sighed: ¡°Brother Li, my sister¡¯s ability is rampant, mainly because of me. We were at Tenglong Base before¡­¡± Li Weilan¡¯s expression changed slightly. He repeated: ¡°Tenglong?¡± Tenglong Base is the largest base that is relatively close to their current location, and it is also the most popular gathering place recently. But the most famous thing about this base is not its materials, but in the Tenglong base, only those with abilities are regarded as ¡°human¡±, while ordinary people who are not ability users are all slaves and pigs. If it weren¡¯t for the fact that ordinary people could still give birth to future ability users, and humans couldn¡¯t go extinct in their generation, he was afraid the status of those ordinary people would be even worse. Xi Nan is a water-type ability, and his attack power is not too strong, and Xi Bei¡¯s plant system is more popular. To put it bluntly, they are both ¡°life players¡±. In the Tenglong base where the absolute power is in the hands of the strong, life players like these two siblings are at the bottom of the ability user ranking. However, this was not the reason for Li Weilan¡¯s cold expression. CH 17 Li Weilan has bad memories of Tenglong Base. His expression was stern, Xi Nan felt the strong emotions from him that was like ice and snow on the edge of a blade, and could not help but asked cautiously, ¡°Brother Li¡­ is there something wrong?¡± Li Weilan closed his eyes slightly. it¡¯s already over. All that is over. ¡°Nothing,¡± he took a deep breath, ¡°you continue.¡± Xi Nan hesitated: he was born with the intuition of small animals, and he was quite good at reading people¡¯s faces. Even though Li Weilan had tried his best to cover it up, in his eyes, he knew the anger in Brother Li¡¯s chest had not completely faded away. Does Brother Li have grudges with Tenglong Base? Should not be ah. Ability users are a sweet treat wherever they go. With Brother Li¡¯s ability, Tenglong, where everything is ¡°strength first¡±, would not treat Brother Li like them two siblings who are only good for logistics. He should have been able to live very well there. ¡°My sister is an logistics ability user, but abilities are important luxury supply after all. At the beginning, our life was very comfortable. Until my sister entered the logistics department, a second-level ability user fell in love with her and harassed her every day. However, her threshold for advancement to third-level is that she must plant apple trees with a pollution level of less than 10%¡­¡± Xi Nan said, grinding his teeth, ¡°If it wasn¡¯t for planting seeds, my sister would have given up that job long ago. She couldn¡¯t help it, until the day she entered the supernatural riot, that person wanted to force my sister to submit, my sister had to destroy all the fruit trees, and we ran away. But my sister¡¯s ability¡­¡­¡± Li Weilan frowned. The advancement of each level of the ability user has a talent-specific advancement task. If it can be completed, the ability user will be able to cross the threshold of this next level. However, if you fail to complete the advanced requirements for a long time or are stimulated by other things, the ability will start to riot if you accumulate too much energy, and you will enter the ¡°power riot period¡± that power users fear most. During this period, they didn¡¯t even have the ability to protect themselves at all, and they might even be as confused as Xi Bei, short for burning their heads. Once you enter the ¡°power riot period¡±, either you have to survive on your own to awaken, or you have to buy a medicine called ¡°Dawn¡±, after taking this medicine, you can awaken, and then you can complete the task, advance the level. However, ¡°Dawn¡± is only available in the auction houses of a few large bases. The quantity released each time is extremely limited, but every time it appears, it causes a frenzy. Xi Nan knows that even if he goes bankrupt, he cannot afford a bottle of ¡°Dawn¡±. . ¡°My sister was still a little conscious at the time. She persuaded me not to think about buying Dawn,¡± Xi Nan said with a faint choking voice, ¡°She said she would wake up on her own. I would definitely listen to her usually, but I can¡¯t just sit back¡­ Dawn may be her only chance to awaken. Even if Dawn can¡¯t be bought, that second-level ability user still has a very low-pollution apple seed in his hand, if we can get it , my sister will be able to complete the advanced tasks when she wakes up.¡± When he first heard the word ¡®dawn¡¯, Li Weilan¡¯s whole body faintly had a chill like ice and snow. But after hearing the following words of Xi Nan, his expression gradually softened, and finally turned to be stunned. Xi Bei has a good brother. He was also lucky himself¡­ After all, someone was watching over him all the time. ¡°I still have a friend at the Longteng Base,¡± Xi Nan glanced at his face, ¡°he is a soil-type ability user. Before the end of the world, he was engaged in civil engineering and construction, and he deals with building things every day. His power also helped in this situation. At the beginning, the Longteng Base was doing a lot of construction work, and his life was a little better. Later, when the construction was almost done, their department sat on the cold bench. I thought¡­ we could pull him over to our base. It¡¯s good to do planning. Before I thought that we wouldn¡¯t need him in our base, I didn¡¯t dare to mention it. Brother Li, since you are planning to build a sub-point on the ground, you can use him. ¡° Li Weilan pondered for a moment. In fact, he also thought about going to the big base to trade and buy. Noah is now empty, and there is a shortage of talents and materials. Even if he wants to recruit people, he must first spread the name of the base before screening. If you¡¯re not reading this at ho lo lo novels website, some parts will be missing. What¡¯s more, he has taken some materials from Walmart that he can¡¯t use, and he has to exchange them for practical materials. Thinking about it this way, Li Weilan¡¯s opinion on Xi Nan went smoothly: ¡°In half a month, it will be Tenglong¡¯s next auction, right? Apple seeds should be available by then, you prepare, after we have arranged the interior of the base, let¡¯s go to Tenglong.¡± ¡°Thank you Brother Li!¡± Xi Nan jumped three feet high in excitement. Li Weilan smiled, and habitually reached out and put his hand in his pocket, but suddenly felt a hard thing in his pocket. ¡°?¡± He vaguely wondered. He remembered that his pockets were empty. Could it be¡­ This thing is a thin card, slightly hard, smooth on the surface, and warm to the touch. This kind of feel can only be achieved by one material. It is the substance extracted from the crystal nucleus in this era ¨C black crystal. This material is also only used for one thing. Black Crystal Card. As soon as Xi Nan left, Li Weilan took out the card from his pocket. Under the slightly yellowish light of Noah¡¯s base, the card surface shone with crystal clear light. He mercilessly laughed at his poverty and lack of knowledge. Black Crystal Card, with a limit of more than 100,000 credit points. Enough for him to¡­ buy all the ¡°Dawn¡±. Li Weilan¡¯s eyes wandered, although he was used to that person¡¯s elusive appearance, but at the same time he faced this black crystal card, he deeply felt his weakness. Give a base to use at your fingertips. Give away a powerful lightning weapon. Give a black crystal card. That person¡­ what did she take him for? A faint red flashed across Li Weilan¡¯s face. He grinded his teeth and licked his back molars, feeling sore. ** Of course, Shen Cheng didn¡¯t know that Li Weilan was slandering her as a wealthy rich woman, and imagined her to be the kind of greasy rich woman who buys, buys, buys and sends as soon as a word of disagreement arose. Even if she knew, she would probably have to hide her face and cry. Cub ah, Grandma is actually not that rich! Mother fans just want to buy gold coins for their cubs, but they don¡¯t want to do anything to you. Her life today is simply terrible. When she woke up in the morning, Shen Cheng went to the bathroom sleepily to wash up, but when she opened the door, she saw a man with a toothbrush in the bathroom! The key is that his upper body is bare, revealing his flabby abdomen. ¡°!!!¡± He was humming a song with ease, but Shen Cheng was startled when she entered the door. At that time, she almost jumped up like a rabbit, hurriedly ran from the bathroom, and went back to her room to hide behind the door. She put her ear to the door and listened to the sounds coming from outside. Soo soo. Soo soo. Then there is the conversation between the man and the woman. ¡°Dear, have you finished washing up?¡± The woman¡¯s slightly sweet voice. ¡°Yeah,¡± he gave a kiss, and then the man said, ¡°Didn¡¯t you just push the door and come in?¡± ¡°Hey, it¡¯s not me!¡± The woman¡¯s voice was slightly higher, ¡°What were you doing just now?¡± ¡°I¡¯m brushing my teeth,¡± the man smiled, ¡°don¡¯t worry, I¡¯m not taking a bath or peeing.¡± The two of them ¡®hahahaha¡¯ for a while, and the sound of footsteps stepping on high heels suddenly walked towards the door that Shen Cheng was against. Shen Cheng was startled. ¡°Tuk Tuk Tuk¡±. She just took two steps back when there were three knocks on the door, and through the door, a woman¡¯s voice came very penetratingly: ¡°Cheng, are you there?¡± Shen Cheng shivered! Ah ah ah! She didn¡¯t know why she was shaking! It was clearly not her who did the wrong thing! It wasn¡¯t that she left the door unlocked in the bathroom, and then her boyfriend walked in! It¡¯s not that she clearly promised not to take a man home for the night, but she brought a man home on the first night of the shared stay! It¡¯s not that she still comes to her right now without any guilt! She stared at the door panel, she actually knew the reason, but for some reason, she was afraid of tearing up against someone like such a righteous woman. Shen Cheng¡¯s toes rubbed the ground. She took a few breaths before going over to open the door. Before she had time to speak, the door of the room had already been opened, and the sweet and well-behaved woman smiled softly at her: ¡°Cheng, did you see something just now? Do you want to go to the bathroom? My boyfriend is done, you can go.¡± Shen Cheng opened her mouth. What she was trying to say was ¡®Didn¡¯t I tell you before I moved in that we wouldn¡¯t bring men home for the night¡¯? When the words came to her lips, the woman raised her wrist to look at the watch on her wrist, and hurriedly said, ¡°Ah, I might be late, so I won¡¯t chat with you today, see you tonight!¡± She hurriedly walked over and took her boyfriend¡¯s arm, the two of them smiled at Shen Cheng and left together. ¡°¡­¡± Shen Cheng pursed her lips. She knew she should protest. It should have been this way since last night. But sometimes, expressing one¡¯s dissatisfaction directly in life may only make life full of more contradictions, and more contradictions will bring more thorns. She could only hope that it was the first time to bring her boyfriend back like this, but the last time. Otherwise, although she may have to tear it up, she can only tear it up. There was an inexplicable sadness in Shen Cheng¡¯s heart: she felt that her whole day was ruined by this incident. She thought about it, she¡¯s afraid it won¡¯t work like this, she still has to think of a way for other options. Every penny of the poor girl is based on the budget. It is difficult to save money, but to spend is a different story. What other options she has? No matter, play the game for a while to wake up. Last time, the difficulties she faced with the landlord were solved by her cub. Maybe this time, she can also learn something from him. Thinking of Li Weilan, Shen Cheng¡¯s mood quickly brightened up. ho lo lo novels. Don¡¯t support thieves. She poked the game and found that the game¡¯s icon actually turned rapidly, and the new version was updated in just half a minute! This game company is too powerful! When Shen Cheng played other games, the game company¡¯s patch update was as short as an hour or two, and as long as half a day. A game company like this ¡°Last Survivor¡± is simply the conscience of the industry, and all the updates should be like this! Lightning speed wow! Shen Cheng entered the game and found that the task system was updated directly after the game, and there were now two types of tasks under the game. [Main quest: Current progress: Main quest 4 (completed) Main quest 5 Recruit a plant-based power user for the base. 0.5/1 completion. Quest reward: Free upgrade of the hydroponic room once.] [Daily tasks: 1. Check Li Weilan¡¯s status (unfinished). Gold coins: 50 2. Raise the status of the protagonist to happy or above (unfinished). Gold coins: 50] ¡°¡­¡± Today is also a bad day for the task. Main quest 5 is obviously a continuous quest. The current status of plant-based abilities is 0.5/1. Obviously, after she opened the hydroponic room before, there is currently a plant-based ability user in the base, but this person is in an ¡®abnormal¡¯ state, so there is no way to operate the functions of the hydroponic room normally. Thinking about it, it should be¡­ Which sister is that? Well¡­¡­ Shen Cheng scratched her head, it¡¯s hard to remember the names of the supporting characters. ¡­¡­¡­. Translator: ughh Shen Cheng is such a pushover. These kind of people shouldn¡¯t be left alone to step all over you. They have no boundaries. CH 18 Fortunately, there were not many characters in the base at the moment. Shen Cheng poked them open one by one for a long time, and finally found the only female character who was sitting in the room. Compared with Li Weilan¡¯s Q-version face and the exquisite character portraits that can be seen after clicking, the game team obviously does not have so much budget to spend on supporting roles. Xi Bei¡¯s face is a relatively simple Q version, with a sharp chin and big, astonishing eyes. She is thin, but those innocent big eyes reveal a bit of cuteness. This girl has a big head and a weak body like a matchstick that the wind can blow away. Shen Cheng took a look at her body proportions, and then clicked on Xi Bei¡¯s character introduction: Well, that 0.5 is a real hammer. There is a debuff of ¡®Power Rampage¡¯ on the side of her character card, and then the blue bar is basically empty. Not only is it basically empty, but every time it rises slightly, it also slams back down, which looks miserable. [Ability Rampage: Chaotic powers flood her body and brain, mental recovery -100%, reaction speed -100%] Character status is shown as ¡®Abnormal¡¯. Obviously, as long as this abnormal state becomes ¡®normal¡¯ and the problem of the ability rampage is solved, Xi Bei can work on the hydroponic room in the base and produce food at the same time. According to the introduction of the hydroponic room, the ratio of the hydroponic room and the corresponding population is 1:500, that is, a plant-type power user can basically fill the stomach of 500 people. As far as the base is concerned, it has more than enough space for upgrades reserved. The second-level hydroponic room can fill 2,000 people, and the third-level is 8,000. This sister Xi Bei, who collapsed while watching the wind blow, seems to be one of the most important links in the early development of the base. Gotta heal her. This is a little treasure. Although Shen Cheng doesn¡¯t know how difficult it is to go outside and recruit a plant-type ability user, but from the ratio of 1:500, she is sure that the ratio of at least 500 people who produce plant-type ability users will not be more than 1/500. Shen Cheng lovingly poked her thin face, Xi Bei suddenly stopped, and a pair of wet, already hazy eyes immediately looked at Shen Cheng¡¯s direction vaguely. ¡°Beibei?¡± Xi Nan pushed the door open at this moment and came in, with Li Weilan following behind him. Seeing his sister¡¯s eyes staring dimly at the direction in the void, Xi Nan couldn¡¯t help but be a little worried. ¡°What¡¯s the matter?¡± He hurried to his sister¡¯s side and touched her head. Xi Bei said slowly and softly like a turtle: ¡°Someone touched me.¡± ¡°???¡± Xi Nan didn¡¯t know what to do, looked left and right, and couldn¡¯t help but ask, ¡°Where did they touch you?¡± Xi Bei touched her face and pouted without speaking. Li Weilan, who had a similar experience, changed his expression. His face turned white almost instantly and became extremely ugly, causing Xi Nan to feel more complicated. He was silent, and he didn¡¯t say anything for a while. His voice was low and hoarse: ¡°It¡¯s alright, Xi Nan, don¡¯t worry.¡± ¡°Brother Li, what you said¡­¡± Xi Nan didn¡¯t think it was the ¡®invisible lover¡¯, but thought that Li Weilan used his mental power to pass a sieve in the room and find no problems. After thinking about it, maybe he was too sensitive, after all, Xi Bei is in a state of confusion, and what she said about being touched may be just her own illusion. He breathed a sigh of relief. Xi Nan squatted down and asked Xi Bei¡¯s physical condition in a low voice, if she was uncomfortable or not. But Li Weilan, who had promised Xi Nan to check Xi Bei¡¯s physical condition before going out, lost his original motivation in an instant, and a faint sadness flashed in his eyes. Just such a weak chicken, a fragile and confused person is still the same gender as her. How could she take away the mysterious person¡¯s attention from him? That¡¯s right, when she first rescued him, he was also during the rampage of supernatural powers. Maybe what she cares about and likes is the weak in that state? Once he¡¯s a little bit better, and now that he doesn¡¯t seem to have any problems at all, it won¡¯t need so much concern from her? So, she¡¯s gonna pick up the next subject now? In Li Weilan¡¯s heart, black energy poured out one by one, and he only felt that his heart was soaked in sour water, gurgling sour from the inside out. Shen Cheng just watched Xi Bei¡¯s character status at this time, and looked at her cub standing on the side without saying a word, with his hands crossed on his chest, his eyes empty, his lips pursed, and his fingers clenched. She didn¡¯t know what he was thinking. It happened that her daily task today was to check the status of cub, and Shen Cheng directly clicked on [character]. She was startled of what she saw. Next to Li Weilan is a debuff ¡°Anger¡± that reads [Sanity value -50%, IQ -50%, force 100%] ¡°???¡± Angry for what? Since the current mood is ¡®anger¡¯, then the second task¡­ While Shen Cheng was thinking about this, the system made a ¡®ding¡¯, and the daily task 1 ¡®Check Li Weilan¡¯s status¡¯ was displayed as completed. Translated on ho lo lo novels dot com. Read there for the most up to date chapters. The gold coins have gone up a bit. There are currently a total of 149 gold coins! Seeing so many gold coins all at once was worth the food she received for a day. Shen Cheng was fascinated by the reward. She forgot the cold sweat from being frightened by the ¡®anger¡¯ just now, and began to rack her brains about what to do to make her cub happy. Shen Cheng thought about herself; when she receives gifts, she feels happy! She is also a big gold coin holder now. After thinking about it, she ran to the mall to continue flipping through it, setting it to be less than 200 gold, completely forgetting that the ultimate goal of her daily tasks was to get more gold coins. Well, anyway if sees something she likes and the gold coins on hand are not enough, she can still make up for it by purchasing the gold coins. After looking through the mall for a long time, Shen Cheng found a good thing: [Exquisite aromatherapy: good news for insomniacs, a little bit will let you sleep until dawn Available times: 10/10; 60 gold coins] Some other products were introduced in a variety of strange ways. It was only when Shen Cheng was browsing the mall that she realized that she really did not know much about her cub. Gifts shouldn¡¯t be given haphazardly; they have to be good gifts. She was afraid some of the things she gives will not be something that cub can use. This aromatherapy thing is more suitable. Shen Cheng could see the deep blue shadow under Li Weilan¡¯s eyes, recalling the first time she picked him up, Shen Cheng could guess that he had a very tragic past. As a person who has had a similar experience, Shen Cheng knows that when those memories roll in like a torrent, the weight is like a wheel, and the rumbling will run over you. Even if she was extremely tired, she would still review the scene over and over again when she lied in bed. No matter how tired she was, she would not be able to fall asleep. She didn¡¯t want to see her cub sad. Besides, if cub can use it and sleep better, the anger debuff will naturally diminish, right? Although the force value is 100% in the state of anger, since the game classifies it as a debuff, presumably the anger has some other damage to cub himself, and it is better to eliminate it as soon as possible. Shen Cheng, who didn¡¯t know why Li Weilan was angry, spent 60 gold coins to buy this exquisite small copper stove, and quietly put it on Li Weilan¡¯s bedside table, and turned to look forward to him seeing it at the end of the day. She has to work more overtime to earn some money for her cub. ** Li Weilan angrily returned to his room. Since Xi Bei did not have much reaction to being touched, Li Weilan began to have somed oubts in his heart: Is he overreacting? That person didn¡¯t pay attention to Xi Bei and just bumped into her by accident? Realizing that he¡¯s putting too much thoughts into this, Li Weilan was in a bad mood. He checked Xi Bei¡¯s situation according to the previous plan, and Xi Nan decided that Yan Hongyu would take care of Xi Bei when they were not at the base, and then he returned to his own room. As soon as he entered the room door, he was stunned for a moment: on the bedside table lays a purple incense burner with a mysterious luster. No matter in terms of shape, workmanship and material, it looks like a handcrafted object left in the world before the end of the world. The incense burner was not lit, and there were ten burning incense sticks neatly next to it, with the simple words ¡®sleep aid¡¯ written in graceful handwriting. Although the incense burner has not been used yet, the faint and elegant fragrance has filled the whole room. Li Weilan heard his own heart beating fast: thump-thump-thump!!! ¡°¡­¡± Immediately, however, he realized something was not quite right. Li Weilan¡¯s brows moved vaguely: He is not happy, does she know? If she didn¡¯t know, she wouldn¡¯t have given this! What does this mean? Does she think it doesn¡¯t matter if he is unhappy, she can just use money to comfort him? Or does she think that she has given a gift and coaxed him, so she can go and care about the next subject? Almost in an instant, Li Weilan¡¯s mood, which had improved somewhat, fell down like a roller coaster. In an instant, the mood dropped from [pleasure] to [sadness]. He whispered twice, ¡°Are you there?¡± ¡°Are you there?¡± Didn¡¯t get any response. It¡¯s almost ironic as if having an angel: a hallucination that sometimes works and doesn¡¯t work. Li Weilan held the incense stick, and his mood became even lower. ** Shen Cheng went online to take a look at cub during her lunch break. She wanted to take a look to see if the daily tasks were completed. Who knew that when she went online, he saw Li Weilan who was drawing a circle in the corner with a circle of dark clouds above his head. He squatted and planted mushrooms in the corner alone, aggrieved. She opened the status to see that the [Anger] debuff above his head was gone. In its place is another mood index: [Sorrow: Speed ??-20%, Combat Power -10%, Healing Speed ??-10%] ¡°¡­¡± What happened to cub? Shen Cheng originally planned to go online to collect the gold coins for daily tasks, but she did not expect that the always calm cub could suddenly become angry and it would even last so long. A gift of 60 gold coins! Even if you didn¡¯t remove the anger debuff, shouldn¡¯t you have a mood like [calm], instead of being sad? Why sad!? This is not like you, grandma doesn¡¯t believe it! In retrospect, even when they first met, Li Weilan was so miserable that he couldn¡¯t even untie the hemp rope in his hands, so miserable that he could only be covered in blood, and his mentality was always indifferent and calm. , how can there be such¡­ violent mood swings like now? Shen Cheng poked Li Weilan¡¯s back in disbelief, his body trembled obviously, but he was still reluctant to turn around, he just moved more and more towards the wall, and the closer he got, the whole person almost pressed against the wall. Of course Li Weilan felt the person¡¯s light touch that was like a tease. He ducked, and the person prodded again. Dodged again, poked again. Li Weilan himself knew that he shouldn¡¯t be so angry with her, but no matter what he said or did before, that person ignored him. This sense of loneliness, like being forced to play his own show, enveloped him like a tide. Why is she only showing up now? What did she do after so long in between? Could it be that she really has someone else outside? Thinking of this possibility, Li Weilan couldn¡¯t bear the sadness that kept rising deep in his heart. Nothing but sadness. People have no control over themselves, things beyond their control, and perhaps the only emotion left is the helplessness of being forced to accept the reality. Shen Cheng didn¡¯t expect that after she gently poked twice, the little guy¡¯s mood actually changed for the worse. [Sadness: Speed ??-50%, Combat Strength -80%] ¡°¡­¡­???¡± What¡¯s going on? Shen Cheng panicked: cub, even if grandma really gave the wrong gift, do you have to feel so sad? Let¡¯s have a good talk, shall we? At this time, Shen Cheng suddenly understood a truth: rice can be eaten indiscriminately, but gifts can¡¯t be given indiscriminately. If you don¡¯t know why your cub is unhappy, then try not to do things that are counterproductive, otherwise, this debuff will just get worse, how can this be good? She stared at the screen anxiously, her heart was up and down, and a bubble suddenly popped out of Li Weilan¡¯s head. ¡°I¡¯m sorry.¡± He suddenly whispered, ¡°Thank you for your concern, I know you went to Xi Bei for the hydroponic room in the base.¡± ¡°¡­¡± While saying sorry, there were three broken hearts on his head. Does my cub think I¡¯m blind? Those three little hearts have been shattering, splicing, and shattering, so even though what the cub said now is ¡°mature, prudent and sensible¡±, in the final analysis, he was feeling so aggrieved inside? Shen Cheng didn¡¯t expect that her own cub would actually be duplicitous, but she immediately understood something: That¡¯s right, my main player is Li Weilan, if I care so much about other people, and with the level of AI in this game, it¡¯s normal for him to be jealous! CH 19 If you know you made a mistake, you must correct it. If you know that your cub is jealous and acting up, you must give him enough security. That¡¯s what a responsible mother should do. If her cub¡¯s mood continues to be low, Shen Cheng knows that it is a small matter if his mission is not completed, but the debuff in the game continues to be a problem. But how can I make him feel better? It was lunch break time, she was sitting in her seat holding a mobile phone and thinking hard, the elder sister sitting next to her looked at the little girl with a frown, thinking that Shen Cheng would be holding a mobile phone when she was on her lunch break these days. She came over and looked at the young girl with a smile. Translated on ho lo lo novels dot com. At a glance, she could see what was on the phone screen. She said with a smile: ¡°Little Cheng, you are playing games? Why are you looking so worried and unhappy when you¡¯re playing a game?¡± ¡°Sister Ma,¡± Shen Cheng smiled shyly. She was usually the kind of well-behaved girl in the company. She looked honest and soft, and she was very fond of women who were older than her. She suddenly remembered that Sister Ma has a cat at home. She would usually post cat videos in her circle of friends. Her life was carefree and enviable. They all say that Sister Ma knew her pet well. Shen Cheng thought some and asked, ¡°what would you do when your cat is unhappy? ah?¡± When it came to her little furry child, the nature of Sister Ma surfaced. She glanced at Shen Cheng with some rarity, thinking that it was unusual for this little girl to take the initiative to chat some gossip, she couldn¡¯t help but blushed, and said to her face: ¡°My cat is so arrogant, I sometimes feed stray cats downstairs with the leftovers that he doesn¡¯t eat, he would scratch my face if he finds out.¡± She stretched out her hand, and there were two very pale white marks on it, ¡°but he is very good. One time, my husband and I were arguing, and he jumped up and pointed at his nose, meowing like he was saying that my husband was not allowed to speak loudly to me. Thinking about it this way, I can only coax him when he is unhappy.¡± Shen Cheng couldn¡¯t help but smiled knowingly when she heard that the cat was jealous. She then asked Sister Ma: ¡°Sister Ma, how did you coax him?¡± ¡°Cat, if he¡¯s greedy, you have to feed him little dried fish, if he¡¯s unhappy, use pats and hugs, and if he¡¯s just being temperamental, just let him sleep it off. In short, it depends on his mood. Sister Ma glanced at the little girl and said with a smile, ¡°I have to say, I quite like his arrogance. He is a master, and everyone has to follow his mood. In a word, I have to give him what he wants, don¡¯t give him what you think he wants.¡± It sounded a bit convoluted, but it was pretty clear.. Shen Cheng now understood. You have to coax and prescribe the right medicine, and you cannot generalize it either. Shen Cheng was thoughtful. She couldn¡¯t help but start to think about one thing: for cub, what is his ¡°little dried fish¡±? In fact, it can be seen from the fact that sending a black card or an incense burner did not work. Her own cub was not the kind of coquettish bitch in some games that as long as you sent something from a local tyrant, the more expensive it is, the happier the character will be. They only cared about the value of the gift. As for her cub, she had to be careful! Shen Cheng thought about it for a while, and suddenly understood something, she smiled brightly at Sister Ma, and said gratefully, ¡°Thank you Sister Ma! I know!¡± ¡°???¡± Sister Ma was taken aback by her sincere thanks, and she regained her senses after awhile. She couldn¡¯t help thinking: This girl¡¯s smile is quite sweet. She¡¯s so pitiful, I heard that With both her parents dead, it is quite sad to be all alone in a big city. She even thanked her, and she didn¡¯t do anything special, just chatted a few words, That was all. Sister Ma decided that the next time someone in the company was going to gossip about the little girl behind her back, she will say a few words on her behalf as a repayment of Shen Cheng¡¯s kindness. Shen Cheng didn¡¯t know what Sister Ma was thinking. She opened the game interface and entered ¡®home¡¯. Looking at the golden rice waves, Shen Cheng controlled the cursor with her fingers and drew a special pattern when harvesting. ¡°If it doesn¡¯t work well¡­ then it¡¯s definitely a problem with the game mechanics¡­¡± Shen Cheng muttered to herself in front of the phone, after seeing that the lunch break was over, she closed the game. ** Li Weilan entered the space in the afternoon. As soon as he opened the warehouse door, in the golden wheat wave, he saw that some rice had been cut off. From his point of view, he could only see a few rows missing in the middle, but he couldn¡¯t see its pattern at a glance. The rice was cut like this, no doubt it was the credit of that one. Li Weilan didn¡¯t want to care what she did, but in the end he couldn¡¯t hold back the numb feeling like a cat scratching in his heart, and walked into the rice field. He walked little by little along the cut off rice, and the image of the line was already sketched in his mind. From the clasped hands to the small bottom to the fat middle section, Li Weilan became clearer and clearer with the pattern in his mind, and his heart was beating louder and louder: the pattern is a pair of hands together forming a heart, she is talking to him, wholeheartedly! This was her explanation. What he wanted was not for her to coax him, nor for an expensive gift. For some reason, Li Weilan only felt that his heart was suddenly sweet, and the corners of his mouth curved involuntarily. He cut the rest of the rice and piled it in the warehouse, and then exited the space to prepare for the departure. The grievances between Tenglong Base and him were still unclear. When going to Tenglong this time, what Li Weilan thought was to make good use of this black crystal card. 100,000 credit points, he doesn¡¯t know how she saved it, but what he wanted to do was to go to Tenglong and earn as much as he spent. With such a large amount of money, if he let those profiteers take advantage of half a cent, he would be too incompetent. The plan in Li Weilan¡¯s heart was that this trip was not only to dig up Tenglong¡¯s walls, but also to get a good impression in return, just to show how well he used this ¡°start-up capital¡± in front of that person. He wouldn¡¯t use it more than what he needed for business. Because there is such a plan, it is worth discussing what materials, what personnel and what kind of identity to bring to Tenglong. When Shen Cheng boarded the game, a new prompt popped up in the system. [Daily Mission 2: Raise the protagonist¡¯s mood to more than happy completed] Gold coins gained: 50 Ah, is the cub in a better mood? Shen Cheng was still very happy: it seems that as long as you use the right method, the cub is still easy to coax. The system task continued to pop up a prompt after she clicked the Done button: [There seems to be a meeting in the base, please go and see what they are saying.] ¡°???¡± Shen Cheng looked for it and found that the little people in the base were sitting in the conference room. ¡°Brother Li, if you do this, you may offend the management of the Tenglong Base greatly¡­¡± What Xi Nan wanted to do was to go to the Tenglong Base to pick up his friend, buy medicine for his sister and leave, so when he heard Li Weilan¡¯s plan, he almost subconsciously showed hesitation. There are nearly 100,000 residents in the Tenglong base. This number is a world away from Noah, who only has three or two kittens. Although their Noah base has all kinds of advaned technologies. Xi Nan has discovered it these days, as long as they don¡¯t do anything excessive, the zombies will not be able to find this underground base at all, and the only thing to worry about is the mutation that may burrow out of the ground. But even so, Noah¡¯s security is much higher than any other above-ground bases, and it is more secure than the city wall. Xi Nan was sure that as long as they begin recruiting, the 20 small rooms at Noah¡¯s base would soon be overcrowded. Therefore, Xi Nan felt that there was no need for them to have a head-on conflict with the people of Tenglong right now. To make a fortune in silence, first brush Noah¡¯s own security, technology, and talents to the point where they have fundamental interests with the big base. Isn¡¯t it better to fight again after conflict? Why use economic means to ¡®sanction¡¯ Tenglong at this time? Li Weilan looked at him quietly, did not speak directly, turned to Yan Hongyu and asked, ¡°What about you, what do you think?¡± Yan Hongyu hesitated for a moment. She had lived in the end of the world for more than half a year before she was caught by that group of people, but because she had never entered Tenglong, she knew nothing about the size and strength of this base. The ignorant are fearless, and for her, Li Weilan is the god who saved them, the damsels in the distress. She raised her chin; ¡°I listen to you.¡± Xi Nan hesitated for a while; ¡°Brother Li, I¡¯m not against you, it¡¯s just with only the two of us who are going here, I¡¯m afraid something happens and you¡¯ll be stuck there and won¡¯t be able to get out. Tenglong, after all, it¡¯s a big base, and we¡¯re there for ¡®Dawn¡¯¡­ it¡¯s already eye-catching.¡± Li Weilan¡¯s dark eyes stopped for a moment on his face. The thought processes of Xi Nan and Yan Hongyu can¡¯t be said to be good or bad. They just have different personalities. For Xi Nan, the most important thing in his life may be his sister. For this purpose, he seeks stability and does not want to take risks. But he is different. What he wants is¡­ to get all the dawn, and then destroy them all! This thing should not be passed down in the human world! Because, those who gain fame and fortune because of it are not worthy! He has returned from hell, and he will surely make them pay the price. Shen Cheng watched their conversation and probably understood the plot. Right now, my cub is going to make trouble at a base called Tenglong¡ªshe understands, probably because the game is going to open up new maps and new gameplay to her. But the subordinates next to him were worried about his safety, afraid that he would fold himself inside the Tenglong base. Since it is a new map, and my cub wants to go, it is natural to agree! Shen Cheng felt that there should be a series of quests, and the prompt the game gave her now should mean that in translation. Are there any quest items that can reduce the danger of her cub on the new map? Shen Cheng looked for it, and really found this item in the system mall: [A mask that can change the appearance at will: This is a new type of ¡®human skin mask¡¯. It only costs 300 gold coins and you can have whatever face you want. Of course, you can also choose to have no face! Remaining usage times: 10/10] ¡°¡­¡± The last introduction is a bit weird, yes, but looking at the introduction, it should be something similar to the ancient ¡®human skin mask¡¯! As long as her cub has this, no one will recognize him when he wears it! Cub, you can rest assured and go make the waves, grandma will make good money to buy masks for you! Shen Cheng glanced at the price marked [300 gold coins] below, and counted her remaining gold coins. There was a little problem: she didn¡¯t have enough gold coins left to buy this mask. The total amount of gold coins left by Shen Cheng is 199 yuan. After hesitating for a moment, she recharged 100 yuan ¨C 100 yuan for the first charge, and 100 yuan for free, and there was still 100 gold coins left to put away. She bought this mask and placed it directly on the table! Hehehe, with this, you can roam freely! Shen Cheng rubbed her hands and sat in front of the phone, and saw the little man who seemed to be stunned by the mask that appeared out of thin air on the table, and smiled happily. Except for Li Weilan, the other two little people all held the exclamation mark of ¡°!!!¡± on their foreheads, their eyes widened and their faces froze. Translated on ho lo lo novels dot com.mLooking at their expressions, Li Weilan didn¡¯t know why his heart felt a little dark. He coughed lightly and took the mask that appeared out of thin air, like a human skin, and even felt a little warm. Facing the two people in front of him, he said: ¡°don¡¯t worry, our leader has such a style, you¡¯ll get used to it early.¡± Xi Nan and Yan Hongyu glanced at him in shock, they couldn¡¯t understand what he meant by ¡°get used to it early¡±. To be honest, this kind of leader who is elusive and may appear at any time to stare at you to see if you are doing the job well or not¡­ It¡¯s super scary! CH 20 With the mask, Xi Nan didn¡¯t say anything anymore about Li Weilan¡¯s plan. Li Weilan put on the mask in front of them, and after trying it twice, he understood how the mask worked. Just silently imagine in your mind the appearance and details of the face you want to change to and then ¡®confirm¡¯, the mask will fit your face perfectly, and even correct the discrepancies depicted in your mind, let the appearance looks exactly like a real person. Making expressions or even squeezing the face will not have effects on the outer appearance. This mask feels no different from the real face. It can be said to be a very scary advanced technology. Translated on ho lo lo novels dot com. After the apocalypse, supernatural powers and supernatural products emerge in an endless stream, and it is not that the people at the Noah base didn¡¯t know the boss¡¯s supernatural powers, but they were just surprised at this moment. The big boss¡¯ favors on Brother Li¡¯s were just to be envious of. ¡°¡­¡± Xi Nan hesitated for a while, he really had the mentality of a big kid. These days, knowing Li Weilan¡¯s character, he became more casual when he spoke and did things, and couldn¡¯t help but asked, ¡°Brother Li, let me try it.¡± Li Weilan paused, and the corners of his mouth seemed to rise slightly, which was particularly heart-rending on the face of the ¡®evil charm¡¯ set he had changed to. Li Weilan took off the mask and handed it to Xi Nan in front of him: ¡°Then try it.¡± Xi Nan put the mask on his face and tried for a long time, but the mask did not work, neither obeying orders nor changing the appearance. Xi Nan was unhappy, but out of the corner of his eyes, he saw that Brother Li¡¯s cold and stern face seemed to evoke a slight smile, and he immediately understood: OK, he shouldn¡¯t be too curious and greedy. It¡¯s clear that it¡¯s a gift from the big boss to the little wife. Even if Brother Li agreed to let him try, the big boss didn¡¯t agree and didn¡¯t allow him to use it at all! Showing affection in public, dog man and woman! snort! He wanted to just try a little bit, so but he was fed a mouthful of dog food to eat! In front of the screen, Shen Cheng saw the system prompt with the word ¡°bound¡± since the item was used in Li Weilan¡¯s equipment bar. She looked at the fried hair little side character jumping over there and couldn¡¯t help bending the corners of her lips: The equipment is bound, it is my cub¡¯s thing. Others really can¡¯t use it. There is also such a setting on his other equipments such as ¡®Thunder¡¯. Anyone who wants to steal it will regret to find that Thunder is just a scrap of iron. A powerful thunder skill, that can be used like his own arm in the hands of her cubs, will not work in the hands of other people. Li Weilan and Xi Nan set off in a Humvee. Shen Cheng looked at the prompt on the system jumped to [Remaining time: 18:00:00], and sighed in annoyance, alas, it seems that the next episode will have to wait 18 hours later. After recharging the game, Shen Cheng still has 100 gold coins left. In fact, for Li Weilan¡¯s space, if you want to maximize the use of it, you must expand the scale of available land. Shen Cheng took a look: 100 gold coins can just open ten more fields, and with the current 10 fields, she has 20 fields that can be planted together. Although what she¡¯s doing doesn¡¯t allow her to buy much for the time being, it¡¯s still good that at least Cub will have some rice to eat. For now, the planting of vegetables that they eat should be put on the agenda. Shen Cheng pondered for a while, and bought the expansion of the farmland with the remaining 100 gold coins. She now has 20 fields! After harvesting today¡¯s paddy, the land is ready in no time to be planted again, her income will be 80G tomorrow! Just thinking about it is very motivating! While Shen Cheng was playing the game, all of a sudden, she took off her earphones, and her face became dark: there was a sound of knocking against the wall next door, and it was the sound of the head of the bed hitting the wall again and again. She glanced at her watch: it was exactly ten o¡¯clock. ¡°¡­¡± Ah, ah, I¡¯m going crazy! She was sure that the girl next door brought her boyfriend back! ** Li Weilan and Xi Nan encountered several groups of homeless and zombies on the road. It has been a whole year since the disaster happened, and the abilities of zombies have changed a lot from when they first appeared. Li Weilan still clearly remembered that in the first week, the zombies were afraid of light, had a keen sense of smell but dull hearing, soft skin, slow movements, only a few large-scale clusters, and did not know how to use tools. But now they encountered several groups of zombies, the sense of smell became more and more acute, and the skin was also very stiff. They even encountered a zombie with skin like steel on the road. No matter from any aspect, the threat of zombies to humans is much greater than before. If humans faced this kind of zombies at the beginning of the end of the world, he¡¯s afraid that before the appearance of the supernatural abilities, human race would have been completely wiped out. Li Weilan and Xi Nan were both supernatural ability users, and the journey was smooth. Li Weilan collected the crystal cores of some first- and second-tier zombies along the way, and exchanged them with the people they encountered on the way. The distance from Noah¡¯s base to Tenglong base is not far. Just take a break or two on the road and you can arrive in about a day and a half. Along the way, the sound of their vehicle was probably heard from a distance, they had zombies following from a distance, some closer ones tried to get on the back of their car, only for their heads to be cut off by Li Weilan. However, this pattern made Li Weilan to think deeply; if his guess is right, those zombies like the walking deads, although they walk very slowly, they are all following the direction of their car! Their car is heading to the Tenglong base. Could it be that the goal of these zombies is the same as them? Zombies walk slowly, their car drive fast, but even this kind of slow movements that seems to be done unconsciously will eventually come to an end. Li Weilan¡¯s brows were slightly wrinkled: we aren¡¯t about to witness the sinking of a big ship, right? Although the Tenglong Base is basically equivalent to dark and cold memories for him, there are many oppressed ordinary people in that base after all. As a human, he still has the most basic empathy. In any case, he takes this doubt to heart. There is still a long queue at the gate of Tenglong Base. Just as their car has gotten not far from the base, a uniformed base staff comes to ask: ¡°Are there any ability user in the car?¡± Li Weilan sits coldly in the back seat with a maddening evil face, and his eyebrows draws up into the temples. Hearing this question, he only glances at Xi Nan, who is in charge of driving. With a flick of his hand, Xi Nan creates string of water. The staff glances at Li Weilan inquiringly, probably because he feels that the temperament of this person is full of ¡®you don¡¯t want to mess with me¡¯. So, the staff asks Xi Nan, who is obviously the follower: ¡°The ability person can enter the base without waiting in line, but the two of you still have to register your purpose and place of origin.¡± In the end times, the origin refers to the name of their base. Xi Nan, who has already made a plan with Li Weilan, replies simply: ¡°We are from Noah base, this is Lan Li, the young master of our base. We heard that you were going to have an auction here soon, and there will be Dawn.¡± Noah base? The name is quite interesting, but the staff has never heard it before. The staff is not too surprised about them coming with the purpose of Dawn, but unfortunately, Dawn is about to be out of stock. He doesn¡¯t know if this bottle from the auction will be auctioned for a sky-high price. The staff member contemptuously curls the corners of his lips, and while he scribbles, he speaks casually: ¡°Every time there is Dawn, there are quite a lot of prospective buyers, you are not the first batch today. ¡° Xi Nan¡¯s face shows a hint of nervousness, which falls into the eyes of the staff. The man who has been in charge of the city gate for a long time glances at their clothes and equipment, especially the blade that the man in the back holding onto with his eyes closed for a long time. It¡¯s really two big fat sheep¡¯. The staff smiles politely, takes out two ability user visitor badges from his clothes pocket, put them in Xi Nan¡¯s hands, and says loudly to the people next to him: ¡°Let them go!¡± The small door of the Tenglong base specially designed for vehicles to pass slowly opens in front of them. Xi Nan starts the car and closes the window before asking Li Weilan in a low voice, ¡°Brother Li, what shall we do next¡­?¡± ¡°Go to the reception, it¡¯s the tallest red building at the end of the road, and ask for the best house,¡± Li Weilan said with his eyes still closed, his face as steady as Mount Tai ¨C no one could see that his murderous intent swelled as soon as he heard the staff¡¯s voice. It¡¯s such a coincidence in the world that the first time coming back to Tenglong, he meets an old acquaintance! ¡°Okay, Brother Li.¡± Although he doesn¡¯t know if Li Weilan has that much money, or if he can afford it, he has been ¡®educated¡¯ several times not to question the boss, so Xi Nan quickly starts the car and drives directly to the end of Main Street. ** Shen Cheng entered the game to collect the harvest. The first time she entered the game was to look at today¡¯s daily tasks. It seems that this time¡¯s daily tasks are not as troublesome as yesterday¡¯s daily tasks: [Daily task 1: Interact with the main character once 0/1 reward: 20 gold coins Daily task 2: Check the status of the main character Reward: 20 gold coins] ¡°Interaction¡­¡± Shen Cheng repeats these two words, stretches out her hand and gently pokes cub¡¯s serious face. Although he Cub is wearing a mask and changed his appearance at this time, how could a gramma not recognize her own cub. Unsurprisingly, with this poke, the first daily task was not completed yet. Interactive interaction, you must have each other¡¯s actions to be considered interactive, right? Now that there is no main control room at the base to type, how does she interact with the cub? Shen Cheng sighs sadly, feeling her head hurts. Li Weilan feels a light touch on his back. He almost jumps up. This seems to be the second time¡­ Li Weilan clearly remembers that the first time he left Noah¡¯s base for Wal-Mart, she was silent on the way. This time too, they drove a total of 18 hours on the road, and she didn¡¯t move at all. Don¡¯t want to, or can not? Li Weilan had never doubted ¡®can¡¯ before, but this kind of coincidence¡­especially the familiar feeling of being watched after he entered the base, made him consider ¡®whether she doesn¡¯t want to or can¡¯t¡¯ question. Is it possible that it¡¯s not that she doesn¡¯t want to follow him 24/7, but that she can¡¯t? For example, she can¡¯t look at him when he¡¯s on the road. The current sample observation data is still too small to make a direct conclusion. If so, what is the reason? Li Weilan sits with one leg crossed onto the other in an extremely unrestrained posture, but there are already question marks in his heart. Shen Cheng opens the character interface at this time, and when she sees Li Weilan¡¯s current state, she becomes confused. What is my cub thinking? Why do you have a question mark on your forehead? Thinking about the world¡¯s top ten unsolved mysteries? The question marks and dark clouds on his head are about to cover his entire head. ¡°Mr. Lan,¡± the staff member comes back at this time and hands over the black and gold card with both hands. He then bows his head respectfully, ¡°We have verified your card, and it is indeed valid, and there are still 100,000 points in it. We¡¯ve deducted 100 points from the house¡¯s rent.¡± This person¡¯s attitude changes quickly. Xi Nan looks at the staff¡¯s expression with full of disdain: when they came in just now, the staff member was ignorant and asked them to prove that they had enough financial resources before serving them, and with the points in the card, it is simply a slap in the face! They came here with the plan to show off and attract attention. Xi Nan firmly remembers this, and he has to play the role of ¡®the dog beside the young master perfectly. He steps forward, takes the black gold card back, and gives the staff a blank look: ¡°Let you look down on people!¡± ¡°Yes yes yes¡­¡± The staff apologizes repeatedly, but there is still a smile on his face. This order will give him a commission of 5 credit points, which is equivalent to his monthly salary. Compared with the big problem of eating, face is worthless. ¡°Stop talking nonsense, let¡¯s go.¡± Li Weilan stands up, softly spitting out cold words from his thin lips, ¡°We have to go shopping in the afternoon, it¡¯s rare to come out, I heard that there are quite a few vendors here at Tenglong Base. Many things are sold, we need to buy some before we go back.¡± CH 21 News soon came out of the Tenglong base about a little-known small base Noah and a second-generation ancestor Lan Li, who was very arrogant, and he said he came to their Tenglong base to do some shopping. No one has heard this Noah base before. Since they have never heard it, they didn¡¯t think much about it. Claiming to be a base, maybe it is a gathering place of three or two kittens, and had the audacity to call it a base. Translated on ho lo lo novels dot com. But there is one thing that makes the people in the air base jealous: a person from such an impressive place actually has a black crystal card in his hand! According to legend, this kind of card can only be obtained with at least 100,000 credit points! Since there is a black crystal card, the ¡°shopping¡± that this person is talking about will not be a small amount. Li Weilan took Xi Nan to the market street in the afternoon, and Xi Nan, who was greeted with great enthusiasm by the merchants, doubted his life: It turns out that these people can be overly enthused about possible large-spending customers. When he recalls the frigid welcome he had when they initially arrived, he realizes that it is not because those people are unable of providing customer service, but because it was their true nature. For Li Weilan and Xi Nan, the market in the Tenglong base is considered to be in order in a post-apocalyptic base, at least there will be no situation where they will kill people if they disagree or negotiate a price. However, in the eyes of Shen Cheng outside the game, everything about the map of Tenglong is very different from Noah, which is the only base she has ever seen. Tenglong Base¡¯s background color is blue-gray, as if all of the buildings are veiled in a layer of gauze and covered in a coating of gray and fog, however this fog appears quite uncomfortable in the game, as if the entire map is covered in a layer of debuff. There are not many people on the street market, and there are more stalls with red lanterns hanging on the roadside, flashing red light in the fog. The market at Tenglong Base looks really gray! In such an environment, you must spend money. Just buy, buy, buy, and you will be in a good mood! If I direct the cubs to do some shopping, will I complete the interaction task? Shen Cheng tries to click on the dazzling things placed on the roadside, and the game actually pops up a prompt for her: [Li Weilan refuses to buy instant noodles] [Li Weilan refuses beef jerky] [Li Weilan refuses to buy worn underwear] ¡°¡­¡± Opps, accidentally clicked something wrong. Woooo, today¡¯s interactive task seems to be a bit difficult! What the hell did cub come to buy on this street in the first place? Shen Cheng tries clicking on other items one by one, until the last one was quite embarrassing, so she shook her head and stuck out her tongue. You have 100,000 credit points, cub, let¡¯s not be *Eug¨¦nie Grandet! Although grandma can¡¯t buy things for you but a discount shopping card for only one dollar, if you spend it early, maybe we can get you a new one, OK? *(T/N: a novel first published in 1833 by French author Honor¨¦ de Balzac. It was about Eugenie who gave all her money to her playboy cousin she fell in love with when he was suddenly left penniless. She waited for him to return with a fortune for seven years, but it didn¡¯t end the way she expected.) Li Weilan¡¯s hand is pushed carefully in the direction of the small stalls, as if the ¡®mom¡¯ following him is very interested in these worthless little things. Li Weilan is actually very itchy for this guardian, who sometimes spends a lot of money but sometimes shows curiosity like a little girl, and she just wants to buy and buy according to the direction of her finger. Anyway, it is the money given by that person, so isn¡¯t it normal to buy something to make her happy? But he brings Xi Nan here to do ¡®shopping¡¯ which is really to discuss a big business. Now that the little hamster hasn¡¯t been satisfied yet, the big business has to wait. So, although the nudge on his hand feels very itchy, Li Weilan still¡­ suppresses the itch like a feather in the bottom of his heart and obediently follows the person¡¯s plan. ¡°How much is the instant noodles?¡± He asked in a dignified tone as if he didn¡¯t know the price. ¡°Ten credit points?¡± The stall owner asked tentatively. ¡°Tsk, it¡¯s unpalatable to look at.¡± The picky customer glances, ¡°Mister, is there any of this xxx brand?¡± ¡°This¡­¡± His question stuns the seller. This is the first time he has seen someone who is so picky after the end of the world. He is simply a young master who does not know the sufferings of the world. Going to the next stall, Li Weilan continued to pick and choose, ¡°How much is this beef jerky per pound?¡± ¡°This is mutant beef,¡± the stall owner hesitated for a while, ¡°If you make buy more, you can save more, 30 credit points per pound.¡± ¡°What¡¯s the level of the mutant beef?¡± ¡°Level 1¡­¡± The stall owner knew he has lost the sale as soon as he says it. Li Weilan turns his head and leaves. The voice of the stall owner hastily comes out, ¡°Don¡¯t leave, the price can be negotiated.¡± ¡°What do you mean?¡± Li Weilan suddenly turns his head and stares at the stall owner coldly, ¡°Do you think I can¡¯t pay?¡± ¡°Hmph,¡± Li Weilan snorts softly, turns his head and leaves. He stops in front of another stall again, his face seems a little blue, and points to all the underwear on the stall: ¡°How much are these?¡± ¡°10¡­10¡­Credit points¡± The stall owner replies tremblingly. For some reason, he always feels that the face of Mr. Lan in front of him is particularly scary. Li Weilan picks one up, turns it over, and whispers, ¡°It¡¯s too small, I can¡¯t wear it.¡± Then leaves again. He walks around the small stalls, spending not a dime and being picky from the beginning of the street to the end of the street. All the vendors look at him with anger but dare not speak. This guy has a handsome face but they don¡¯t know why they are intimidated by him. The man stretches lazily and says to the little valet behind him, ¡°It¡¯s boring, I thought it would be rare to come out of our base, and I would be able to buy something delicious and fun stuff. After walking around for a long time, this place only has common goods. It seems that although the Tenglong base is known as the largest base, it is nothing more than that.¡± ¡°¡­¡± Even if Xi Nan knows clearly that Li Weilan¡¯s original intention is to increase the hatred value, he can feel the angry light cast from all directions almost at this moment. Brother, you have thick skin and I know you are not afraid, but I am still a little afraid. Xi Nan only feels bitterness in his mouth. Seeing that Li Weilan¡¯s words draws a lot of hatred, he swallows hard, but out of the corner of his eyes, he sees someone quickly approaches them from behind. ¡°Want to talk about a big deal?¡± The man¡¯s voice is like that of a snake with a slight ¡®hiss¡¯ sound. Li Weilan¡¯s body trembles slightly. He turns around and shows an evil and charming smile on his face that belonged to Lan Li, but Shen Cheng, who is in front of the screen, clearly can see a dark cloud on his body, which seems to have condensed into reality in an instant! Li Weilan looks into the man¡¯s eyes, his hands tighten and loosen gradually, but he manages to control his expression in just a few seconds. What he doesn¡¯t know is that in the eyes of his own mother, the person in front of him was an NPC with blood strips! In other words, it is a hostile monster! Walking around the street just now, the man approached so suddenly, but this is the first red-blooded monster Shen Cheng sees on the street. She glances curiously, and before she can see anything else, a speech bubble pops up on her cub¡¯s head: ¡°Yes, a big deal worth hundreds of millions.¡± The man is left speechless, and watching this conversation, Shen Cheng couldn¡¯t help laughing and spit out a sip of water: ¡°Hahahahahaha.¡± A big deal worth hundreds of millions? What the hell kind of deal would that be? Li Weilan¡¯s tone sounds firm, the man hesitates, and then suddenly asks Li Weilan: ¡°Can you call the shots for a big business of hundreds of millions?¡± Li Weilan suddenly stops! The task prompt appears again on the screen in front of Shen Cheng: [Do you agree to Li Weilan¡¯s independent entry into the black market: Please note that this map is a hidden mission map, which may trigger the protagonist¡¯s only hidden mission (difficulty: extremely high), and you cannot re-enter after failure. Please confirm: Y/N] ¡°!!!¡± Shen Cheng looks at the blood-red word ¡°extremely high¡± and hesitates for a while. She has clearly seen just now that when the man approached, Li Weilan¡¯s behavior was obviously abnormal. So, this map called the black market is obviously not normal. On one side is the safety of her cub, and on the other side is a hidden mission with rich mission rewards¡­ Shen Cheng feels a little complicated. Her fingers hesitate on N, but she doesn¡¯t know why, at this moment she suddenly notices a trace of pain hidden under the evil and charming face of her cub. Hidden quest¡­ Could it be related to his past? His attitude is different, and if this hidden mission fails, will it cause a knot in his heart again, or even become a lasting shadow? She herself is like this. If some rotten flesh cannot be cut off, it will become an lingering scar over time. Even if it is a character in the game, Shen Cheng, who has no friends in reality, puts herself in the other party¡¯s shoes. She hesitates for a while and finally clicks YES. If that¡¯s what the cub wants, so be it. All she needs to do is be a back-office funder who is in charge of game coins. The smile on Li Weilan¡¯s face becomes vivid at this moment: ¡°Of course, of course I can call the shots.¡± The man glances at Li Weilan, then nods after a while: ¡°Okay, come with me.¡± Li Weilan follows behind him. At this moment, if only his resentment can be condensed into reality, this person¡¯s back will be full of arrows. Yes, who would have thought that person who was already in hell would climb out again, and those who thought he was dead would come back with a different face. Not to mention them, even Li Weilan himself has to sigh that his luck is quite good. Although this kind of luck, all comes from someone. There is a faint smile on the corner of his mouth, and his eyes cast into the void: If the person¡¯s intentions are only for interest, then God bless, he hopes this kind of interest will continue on and last longer. This is the only good luck in his life. ¡°Where exactly is the location of your Noah base?¡± The person walking in front has the word Li Mo on his badge. He doesn¡¯t realize Li Weilan¡¯s eyes behind him when he asks. Translated on ho lo lo novels dot com. Li Weilan smiles and replies to the question: ¡°South, we are a new base with ten thousand people.¡± ¡°Ten thousand people?¡± The man repeats the word, and he smiles, ¡°Then, what you lack the most must be¡­¡± ¡°Food.¡± Li Weilan nods, ¡°Our base is not short of anything else, except food. I heard that you have a special channel here. I hope to buy some food in large quantities, mainly for the power users in our base to eat, and the contamination degree must be low. ¡° ¡°Oh,¡± Li Mo¡¯s smile deepens slightly, ¡°but you also know the price of low-contamination food.¡± ¡°Yes,¡± Li Weilan nodds, his eyes sharpen slightly, ¡°Don¡¯t tell me that your Tenglong can¡¯t come up with enough reserves?¡± ¡°That won¡¯t happen.¡± Li Mo smiles, a shrewd light flash in his eyes, ¡°Anything can be bought and sold, as long as you can pay a suitable price.¡± CH 22 Published by sandy View all posts by sandy12-15 minutes 24.07.2022 Kofi Sponsored chapter 4/5 by Dee. Thank you so much for your support ¦Å(¡ä????`)¤Ã NOTE: For the past two or so chapters, I tried using present tense as this novel flipflops between past and present tenses all over the place. I found that present tense was annoying to read, so I¡¯m switching back to past tense ? ©b ?? ©b ? ©b Shen Cheng has been watching the plot with a smile, but when she saw the person with the word ¡®Li Mo¡¯ on the ID card said this, she frowned slightly and fell into a daze thinking about this character. Translated on ho lo lo novels dot com. Dislike: cub, no wonder this guy is a red blood monster instead of a neutral or friendly NPC. Listen to what he said! You must not learn from him, or one day you will be like him, greedy and selfish, with no bottom line. Grandma won¡¯t like you then. A person who thought that anything could be traded as long as the price was right would betray his friends and relatives in the face of profit. Shen Cheng instinctively disliked this person who appeared to be always smiling and acting very friendly on the screen. At this time, although the cub had a smile on his face, a dark cloud appeared above his head. Hey, my cub is like me, he doesn¡¯t like this Li Mo either. Shen Cheng felt inexplicably happy because of the similar three views between herself and the cub. I¡¯ve always known that my cub¡¯s three views will be similar to mine. Li Weilan smiled faintly when he heard the words coming out of Li Mo, who had always been such a person, and he had known it for a long time. He also said what he said to Li Mo because he suddenly wanted to know more about the mysterious person who saved him. If she was a good person, then he had to force himself to be ¡°good¡±. If she was as dark as Li Mo, or darker than Li Mo, then he could be more reckless. Along the way, the mysterious person had been quiet, but suddenly, Li Weilan saw that Li Mo, who was walking in front of him well and steadily a moment ago, suddenly stumbled on the ground and almost fell down! ¡°!!!¡± Li Weilan¡¯s lips curled up. Li Mo didn¡¯t know why he almost performed flat wrestling just now. When he came back to his senses, he saw a pebble under his feet. Thinking that he almost made a fool of himself in front of the distinguished guests, Li Mo felt a little embarrassed. He kicked the small rock, in embarrassment m, and said to Li Weilan: ¡°My office is in front, let¡¯s talk inside.¡± The two sat down. Li Weilan¡¯s intention was actually made clear to Li Mo in the short period of interaction earlier. He said that Noah base lacked food, especially food with low contamination. In fact, this was also a common problem faced by many large bases in the last days: the lower the contamination, the higher the level of plant-based power users required. Ordinary people would have various side effects if they ate highly contaminated food, but if it was the power user, it would increase the possibility of ability rioting. ¡°How much do you want?¡± The two sat down separately, and Li Mo got straight to the point. Li Weilan smiled: ¡°The more the better. Let¡¯s start from 5 tons.¡± Li Mo¡¯s pupils shrank. Until he was sure that the other party¡¯s ¡®the more the better¡¯ was not a joke, Li Mo talked about the price: ¡°The purchase price¡­ 20 credit points per pound?¡± This wasn¡¯t a very cheap price, which was 50% higher than the market price. Li Mo expected that Li Weilan would want to bargain after hearing the price, who knew that the other party didn¡¯t even blink, but just smiled: ¡°Okay, But the contamination level cannot be higher than 10%.¡± Li Mo nodded vaguely. Li Weilan put down the black crystal card in his hand and smiled calmly: ¡°Here is 100,000 credit points, which is counted as my deposit, you can collect the goods first, and then contact me when you have at least 5 tons. ¡° Li Weilan and Li Mo negotiated a big business. Almost at the same time that they both confirmed the transaction content and price, Shen Cheng¡¯s system task progress became: [Hidden Mission 1 of the Black Market Series has been triggered: Li Weilan wants you to store all the rice produced in the recent space. Storage: 0/4000 Remaining time: 30/30 days Note: If this mission fails, the series of missions will also fail, and the hidden mission will be permanently deleted] ¡°???¡± My cub wants 4000 servings of food? This this this¡­ Shen Cheng¡¯s eyes darkened, and she calculated with her fingers. At present, the cycle of crops was 24 hours per period. With a total of 20 fields, one field was harvested twice at a time, one was reserved, and one was replanted. If you want 4,000 servings, at least 200 cycles are required, that was, 200 days? But cub wanted 4,000 servings within 30 days! My cub is really ¡­ usually he doesn¡¯t ask for anything at all, and when he asked, it¡¯s a scary number. Although she knew that this was a trick to deceive money by the garbage game, but Shen Cheng remembered how well-behaved and sensible the cub usually were, and also remembered that all the NPCs encountered in the black market in this hidden mission were all red blood monsters. The game didn¡¯t make it easy for this task to succeed. Fortunately, this task was relatively long, with a full 30 days, there was still a little buffer time to earn some game coins. Shen Cheng didn¡¯t want to disappoint the cub, she couldn¡¯t help biting her fingers and flipped through the game store. Her eyes lit up: I found it! In the mall, there was an ¡®acceleration¡¯ item, which requires 200 coins, and it could accelerate the planting of 30 days by 4 times. If you calculate it according to this, 200 days can be shortened to 50 days. The only trouble is, She had to harvest plants every six hours, which was fine during the day, but not very much at night. But 50 days was still not enough. 20 fields must be doubled to 40 fields, so that the overall length of time could be 25 days. The number of fields in the space had been upgraded once. The price of the first field upgrade was 100 gold, and the second upgrade was 400 gold. That means the third upgrade would jump to 1600 gold, this game was simply¡­ a greedy madman. Thinking about a normal daily task would only give around 20-50 gold, the second upgrade would take at least 7 days if you only relied on daily collections. Shen Cheng knew that she was caught by the game, which basically reached out to her and said: If you want to complete the hidden mission, pay for it! Dammit! Just give your cub money! The grandmother who doesn¡¯t give money to her cub is definitely a stepmother! What should I do, the hidden mission was already unlocked by the cub, damn it, even if I cry, I have to buy it for him! This mission was non-renewable, and Shen Cheng was sure that if it failed, her cub would be very sad. Shen Cheng took a look at her balance. At present, the gold coins she had were 20G from her daily ¡®check status¡¯. If the interactive task was completed, she was only 160 gold away from buying the ¡®acceleration¡¯ item. In this way, she has to pay around 160 yuan out of pocket? Although it seemed to be a lot more expensive than the monthly spending in other games, but the cub was worth it! It was just that her wallet was really shriveled, and she had to find a way to make more money. Shen Cheng thought about it for a while. From the interactive task, in fact, it could be clearly seen that what the cub wanted to do now was to store a large amount of food, fill the granary, and then¡­ well, she didn¡¯t know what the cub¡¯s next plan was. Now that she knew what cub¡¯s wishes were, she wanted to help him realize his wish. This way, the interactive task could be considered easy to complete. She just had to make sure to cub would feel at ease. Shen Cheng thought for a while, then took out a small amount of millet from the warehouse, took it out from the space, and put it in cub¡¯s hand. Li Weilan suddenly felt that something was stuffed into his hand. It was rough and grainy. He opened his hand and looked at the contents. He knew at a glance that it was the millet produced in his own space that had not been threshed. Li Weilan looked at the millet that came out of thin air, the curvature of the corner of his mouth was getting higher and higher, and even his eyes seemed to be rippling with gentle water waves. Since it was the products of his own space, it was self-evident who stuffed it in his hands. He also clearly understood what the mysterious boss meant. She was telling him, you don¡¯t have to worry, as much rice as you want, we have it. Li Weilan suddenly laughed. Xi Nan, who was sitting in front of him and partaking in the meeting, was taken aback by his sudden behavior of looking at the rice in his hand and laughing. He stared at the rice in Li Weilan¡¯s hand in a daze and said cautiously, ¡°Brother Li, Brother Li? Are you okay?¡± Seeing that the corners of Li Weilan¡¯s brows and eyes were like a spring breeze, flowing with joy that came from the deepest part of his heart, Xi Nan couldn¡¯t help but stare at the small handful of rice in the other parry¡¯s hand and looked left and right. He wondered if there was something wrong with his eyes as he couldn¡¯t understand how amusing this little handful of rice was. He watched carefully for a while and suddenly realized something, and whispered, ¡°Brother Li, this rice is¡­¡± Li Weilan just came back to his senses, and before he thought about it, he flipped his hand, held the rice in the fist, and looked at Xi Nan, who had a frenzied look in front of him, with some vigilance: ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± Xi Nan¡¯s eyes sparkled: ¡°Brother Li, is this rice contamination-free? I saw its shape, size, and color, and I can¡¯t be wrong! Right? I¡¯m not blind. How can that be contamination free?¡± After the end of the world, due to the dual stimulation of viruses and meteorite radiation, rice had mutated greatly. There were rice grains of various colors, some were as big as a little finger, but they are tasteless and not nutritious, and there were strange five-pointed star-shaped ones, but Xi Nan was sure that he had never seen that kind. The rice that Brother Li was holding just now was the kind that existed before the end of the world. But in this day and age, this rice that used to be common was even more uncommon! Xi Nan said excitedly: ¡°Brother Li, why don¡¯t we ask Tenglong to buy our rice? They gave us such a high price for mutant meat, which is completely taking a big advantage of us! I originally thought that you were worried about food shortage when we recruit in the later stage, but you waste money like this, even if others don¡¯t care, I feel distressed when I see it!¡± Li Weilan stood up and looked out the window of the small building. A street covered with gray fog and a sense of depression came into view. Translated on ho lo lo novels dot com. Looking at this base where many people coming and going, but without much vitality, he couldn¡¯t help smiling slightly. Instead of responding to what Xi Nan just said, he asked the other party a question: ¡°Why do you think that in Tenglong, the ordinary people are living a life that is almost impossible to live, but the leadership of the base can still thrive?¡± He glanced sharply and continued to ask Xi Nan, ¡°Even if it¡¯s you and your sister, after being bullied and persecuted by those people, why do you only think about being a refugee and running away instead of fighting back?¡± Xi Nan lowered his head. He pondered for a moment, and then replied in a low voice, ¡°It¡¯s because we had at least one bite to eat here.¡± ¡°Yeah,¡± Li Weilan nodded, ¡°the wealthy and the powerful are really impressive. The black market can be opened here for so long, naturally the base leaders acquiesced, and they even supported the operations behind the scenes. You think I accepted such a high price. Let me ask you. For those in power, is it more important to make their own money or share the benefits?¡± Xi Nan instantly understood: ¡°Brother Li, you mean¡­¡± Li Weilan nodded: ¡°Our base is short of people, but we won¡¯t recruit people casually.¡± He would let the mysterious boss take care of this. Since that person has a good heart, he would help her get rid of all the unstable factors, so that those things that can only live in the mud will never reach her. ? ©b ?? ©b ? ©b Sandy [Translator]: I am so sorry for the slow updates to the Kofi sponsored chapter. This week wasn¡¯t a good one for me. I promise the next one will come out much faster. CH 23 Published by sandy View all posts by sandy11-14 minutes 24.07.2022 Kofi Sponsored chapter 5/5 by Dee. Thank you so much for your support ¦Å(¡ä????`)¤Ã After Shen Cheng received the daily task reward, she relentlessly charged 160 yuan to buy the acceleration item. After she closed the game, she looked at her humble little room and felt a little distressed in her heart. It was like returning to reality from a fairy tale world. The sense of difference at this moment made her feel empty inside. In retrospect, it seemed that it was the first time she spent so much money on a game¡ªcounting back and forth, she had spent 260 yuan so far, which enough for her food for a week. Translated on ho lo lo novels dot com. Although she had a lot of fun playing the game, both the characters and the plot line did make her feel excited and the satisfaction after helping the cub, if she continued to spend money at such a speed¡­ Shen Cheng was sure that she actually might be going bankrupt. It was impossible to stop playing the game, and it was impossible to let cub suffer. She didn¡¯t want to stop so abrupt. She didn¡¯t know why, after seeing the Tenglong Base, Shen Cheng suddenly felt that she really had a responsibility on her shoulders for her cub¡ªWhether he would be doing well or not, whether he would have to live in the dark like those ordinary people in the Tenglong base, all depends on the degree of involvement of this mother. Shen Cheng wanted to see him grow up. She wanted to know the story behind the gloomy, hesitated, and exhausted look he showed from time to time. She wanted to heal the sadness in his eyes and to see that his wishes could be fulfilled in the life of the game. But¡­she did need a lot of money. She couldn¡¯t just continue using her own money to buy things in the game. The only way out of this constant hassle might be starting a business. But how? Shen Cheng thought for a long time until she read a news story on the internet: the country has let go of street stalls! Shen Cheng suddenly remembered the stalls in the Tenglong Base that she saw in the game: the roadside stalls are not a bad idea. ** Li Weilan felt his sleeve being tugged. His originally irritable and gloomy mood turned sunny almost instantly. Where is she going? Feeling her gently pulling, like a little girl, with a little excited tentativeness, the corners of Li Weilan¡¯s lips, without he himself noticing, curved up and a little smile blossomed. She was pulling him to leave the house. Does she want to go shopping on the street? But haven¡¯t you been there during the day? Li Weilan had some doubts in his heart, but he still followed her wishes and walked into the night market, which was livelier than during the day. The street market at Tenglong Base was usually more bustling at night than during the day. After thinking about it, Shen Cheng guessed the reason: the power users in the Tenglong base had to go out in teams to kill zombies during the day, or work in various buildings. At night, since the zombies began to be a lot more active and the overall dark environment was not suitable for humans, they will naturally return to the base to rest. This was completely logical. She didn¡¯t expect a game to have such subtle details! A five-star rated game! This thought flashed through Shen Cheng¡¯s mind. She blinked and suddenly felt a very strong sense of understanding: in this game, the sense of substitution comes from its details; even people like her, who usually plays games and does not spend any money on game items, would begin buying this and that not only because of the beautiful characters but also because the plot was very good without any sense of disconnection anywhere. In high spirits, Shen Cheng pulled Li Weilan and carefully looked at the stalls one by one. This time, unlike the daytime, she was no longer thinking about simply buying and buying, but observing these stall owners from the other side. Like¡­ how do they sell it? Also, what do they sell and which stalls have the best business? Her perspective was limited to one or two meters in front of and behind Li Weilan. Shen Cheng often had to pull his sleeve after watching around carefully for a while. The cub on the phone screen was well-behaved, he walked in any direction exactly as she wanted. He didn¡¯t have the slightest impatience at her trivial request of going here and there. While watching the system¡¯s introduction to the items at the stalls, Shen Cheng felt particularly warm in her heart: My cub is so good, ooh, ooh, grandma will definitely spend more money on you! Li Weilan, who was dragged around by her, could feel that person¡¯s special concentration this time. During the daytime, she was more of encouraging him to buy, buy, buy, but this time, she seemed to be curiously and intently observing every detail on the street. She stayed a little longer at two of the stalls. What¡¯s so special about these two stalls? Li Weilan frowned slightly. The first stall sold fruits. On the chopping board, there were some cut fruits that looked fresh and tender, and some power users accompanying their women would usually buy one. There were only two kinds of prices, 5 credits and 10 credits. The price tags were explicitly inserted into each fruit. Li Weilan¡¯s shrewd brain calculated the profit in an instant. But no matter how profitable it was, for a person who could easily give himself 100,000 credit points, such a petty profit was nothing at all! Or is she just greedy and wants to eat one? That¡¯s right, although this ¡®guardian angel¡¯ had only spoken once, but the voice was still that of a young girl. Li Weilan saw that most of the women who were not so price sensitive were indeed young women, and he thought he had guessed something right. He didn¡¯t hesitate any longer and said to the man behind the stall, ¡°give me one that¡¯s 10 credits.¡± ¡°¡­?¡± Shen Cheng stared blankly at Li Weilan who bought a piece of fruit with 10 credit points, but didn¡¯t eat it. He just held it in his hand and looked at it for a long time, with a strange smile on his face. . ¡°¡­¡± Cub, what about your enthusiasm for not buying anything during the day? Where did that cub go? Besides, buy if you wanna buy, why are you still smiling so strangely at the fruit? Forget it, just buy whatever. Shen Cheng didn¡¯t take this little episode to heart, she just thought that the cub was tired and wanted to eat something. She set her sights on the stall opposite: both were selling clothes, one obviously had more buyers, and the other one could be said to be empty. The stall owner with no customer was shouting vigorously. Shen Cheng saw a small bubble on the NPC¡¯s head every second, with sweat dripping off her face, but the goods in front of her were not decreasing at all. The stall next of it that was bustling with customers only had half of the clothes left in a short while. Why is this so? Shen Cheng put her finger on the goods they were selling. ¡¾Washed down jacket¡¿ ¡¾Treated wool coat¡¿ ¡¾Cleaned woolen coat¡¿ There were the items of the stall that sold well. The prices were also very cheap. One piece was only about 5 credit points. Shen Cheng was quite curious about the prefixes of these items. After thinking about it, she still did not quite understand why the game operated the two stalls like that. The prefixes were specially marked. ¡°These clothes¡­¡± Small bubbles appeared on Li Weilan¡¯s head, ¡°They were all picked up from the dead and taken care of.¡± Perhaps realizing her doubts, Li Weilan suddenly whispered something. ¡°!!!¡± Shen Orange froze for a while. She turned her attention to the other stall. The same warm clothes, the other one¡¯s price was twice as much as this one. Perhaps for people in the game world, it didn¡¯t matter whether the dead wore it or not. What matters was the scarcity of credit points, so the system emphasized the word ¡®cleaned¡¯. For some reason, Shen Cheng¡¯s mood was a little down. However, she really didn¡¯t think she could do this business of clothes. The reason why the stall owner could make this fortune in the game world was mainly because the manufacturing industry was almost equal to zero after the end of the world. On one hand, there was no new products, and on the other hand, there were still the needs of the living. Naturally, humans who could survive the end of days would not be as selective as when they used to have abundant products. So, even if it was the clothes worn by the dead, as long as they were warm and cold resistance, people would still buy it and wear it. If she compared it like this, the fruit business she just saw¡­ seemed more appropriate! Shen Cheng pondered for a while, originally wanted to drag Li Weilan to take a closer look, but Li Weilan had already turned around and entered a dark alley next to the stall, and there was no one at first sight. He put down the small fruit box in the dark, He smiled lightly at the empty place in the air, and a speech bubble appeared on his head again: ¡°Do you want to eat it? This one is for you.¡± He stood quietly in the empty, dark box. Seeing that the fruit didn¡¯t move for a long time, he didn¡¯t feel disappointed, just smiled slightly and turned around: ¡°I put it here, you can take it yourself. Don¡¯t just look at things with envy, I¡¯ll buy you everything you want.¡± ¡°???¡± Grandma¡­ can¡¯t eat it. Shen Cheng¡¯s eyes widened, only to hear her heart pounding non-stop at that moment, she almost instantly felt hot on her face, and when she touched it, she flushed: Cub, aren¡¯t you too good at flirting? But after a few minutes, the heartbeat turned into a satisfied sourness: she is not as good as her cub, and the cub spent money for her without hesitation. At the beginning, she felt distressed even for 1 yuan! Woohoo, I¡¯m sorry, cub cub! Li Weilan looked at the corner of the wall quietly, smiled and turned to leave. Shen Cheng was reluctant to leave, and she kept the camera on the fruit box in the dark. It didn¡¯t stay quiet for too long. Suddenly a young man with cat ears appeared in the dark place. He looked around vigilantly, grabbed the fruit box on the ground with a swipe, jumped up, and ran. In a flash, he dexterously merged into the shadow at the end of the street. ¡°!!!¡± That was given to me by my cub! Put it back! Stole something else! Thief!!!!!!! Who let you take it! Shen Cheng¡¯s eyes widened. She was sure that the cub was talking to her in the void just now, but who was this wild child, grabbing whatever he wanted, and the worst thing was that he didn¡¯t even say thank you! Woohoo, poor grandma has grown so old, but this is the first time I received a gift from cub cub! But a few minutes later, the sadness in Shen Cheng¡¯s heart hadn¡¯t subsided, but Li Weilan dragged the boy with a dark face and appeared at the end of the alley. He said angrily: ¡°Who asked you to take it?¡± ¡°Wasn¡¯t it you?¡± The cat-eared boy¡¯s mouth kept twitching, and red juice flowed down the corners of his mouth, ¡°You told me just now not to envy!¡± ¡°¡­¡± Li Weilan was speechless for the first time. Translated on ho lo lo novels dot com. He looked into the void and saw that the person had never appeared, and a layer of sadness gradually appeared in his eyes. Looking at the cat-eared boy again, he felt a little angry. ¡°Hey, big brother, don¡¯t go!¡± The boy grabbed his hand, ¡°you agreed to buy things for me! Take me with you!¡± ¡°???¡± The two people in front of the phone and in the screen showed a headache at the same time. ? ©b ?? ©b ? ©b Sandy [Translator]: Kept my promise. Pushed this chapter out as soon as I could ¡­ By the way, is this cat-eared boy gonna the new character? CH 24 Li Weilan was caught by the cat-eared teenager. The child looked like a minor, with a thin layer of fuzz on his ears. He was slender and agile, with bright and clever eyes. No matter how Li Weilan told him, ¡°That sentence wasn¡¯t meant for you to hear,¡± the child ignored him and said with a smile, ¡°Then who was it meant for? You must be lying to me. Can you bring out the person you were talking about and let me see?¡± His tone was innocent and his smile was so cute that no one could hate him. Li Weilan became a little annoyed. Although the face of the teenager was quite handsome, for some reason, Li Weilan felt he gave out the kind of chilling feeling that only big shots should have. He hesitated for a moment and reluctantly let go of the child¡¯s hand, muttering, ¡°Do you always behave like this?¡± Perhaps it was because he tasted the faint sweetness of the fruit, the teenager¡¯s eyes narrowed like a cat, and he begged Li Weilan in a low voice, ¡°Can¡¯t you take me with you? My request is so simple. I just want one fruit every day!¡± Li Weilan frowned. A plot option suddenly appeared in front of Shen Cheng. ¡¾The mysterious cat-eared teenager hopes to make a contract with you. The contract requires: 1 fruit (any variety) per day. Do you agree to sign the contract? Y/N¡¿ Shen Cheng hesitated. Of course, Noah¡¯s Base could use more people. Because there are still few people in the base, even the beds are not full. With the future development potential of her own cub¡¯s base, Shen Cheng doesn¡¯t mind giving this person a fruit every day. However, this child¡¯s background is unclear, and she still feels a little resentful that the child took away the gift she had wanted to screenshot and record, but disappeared before she could do so. The cat-eared teenager looked up at the man in front of him, smiling and waiting for him to say ¡°okay.¡± He was confident that this person would agree! Who knew that the tall man in front of him would think seriously for a moment, but then suddenly spit out the heartless words ¡°no¡± from his thin lips, without any consideration for the boy¡¯s widened eyes and shattered heart. He didn¡¯t even give a reason why he didn¡¯t want him, which made the boy so angry that he could only watch the man¡¯s heartless back as he left¡­ The boy felt like he was going to explode with anger. In front of the screen, Shen Cheng looked at Li Weilan¡¯s head with a happy little star on it and smiled slightly. Li Weilan did indeed smile. Although he didn¡¯t know why she didn¡¯t take the gift, she had been staring at the fruit for so long just now. He believed that maybe she couldn¡¯t appear in front of him directly because of some constraints or considerations. After the little episode just now, he didn¡¯t realize that he was already very actively finding excuses for her: ¡°Shall I buy you another one?¡± His left hand was pulled. Ah, don¡¯t bother. The left is the way home, and the right is the way to the market. Has she seen enough? Ah, yes, it¡¯s getting late. She probably has to go. Li Weilan fell silent, his emotions unclear in his eyes. He knew that she would leave again after he got back to the room. He has tried many times before, and she is rarely online after 10 o¡¯clock at night. Although sometimes she briefly comes online to collect some crops, it¡¯s strange that he has never seen her in the space when he logs in. Perhaps she has her reasons for not being able to appear in front of him. It was indeed impulsive for him to go to the market today, and he still lingered around even after secretly placing the fruit, but if he hadn¡¯t done that, he wouldn¡¯t have come to realize something. She is a gentle person. She almost never rejects those pitiful people who come to her before, so this is the first time he has seen her refuse someone. She must be unhappy even though she doesn¡¯t say it. Li Weilan smiled again slightly, not regretting at all that she had refused the condition of the animal-type ability user earlier. Ah, it¡¯s great, once again their thoughts are the same. At that moment, if she insisted on him bringing the child along, he didn¡¯t know what he would do. Fortunately, their thoughts were still in agreement this time. Li Weilan smiled faintly, and the slight gloom from before gradually dissipated. He looked into the distance and whispered to her, ¡°Good night, sweet dreams. Remember to come see me tomorrow.¡± Translated on ho lo lo novels dot com. ¡°!!¡± This was the first time Shen Cheng had received a goodnight and a promise for tomorrow from him. Her heart swelled with sweetness, and she thought for a moment before hooking her finger around the pinky finger of the virtual avatar, as if she was giving him a promise. A breeze lightly brushed his fingertips. Li Weilan felt the person lightly hook his pinky finger, as if saying to him, ¡°It¡¯s a deal.¡± A ripple of laughter spread across his eyes. Shen Cheng closed the character page and entered the ¡°Home¡±, where she harvested today¡¯s rice and saw the task prompt change to ¡°Li Weilan hopes you have stored all the rice produced in the space. Current storage: 20/4000.¡± She also checked the time. It was 10 PM. She reluctantly set an alarm for 4 AM and prepared to come back and harvest another batch of rice before going back to sleep. At 4 AM, the alarm went off. Shen Cheng struggled for a while before waking up to harvest the rice. Then she fell back asleep. At noon, Sister Ma noticed that she looked tired and worn out. Since they had grown a little closer since their last chat about cats, Sister Ma asked, ¡°little Cheng, what¡¯s wrong with you today? Is it because your pet kept you up? You look so tired, I feel bad for you.¡± Shen Cheng exclaimed in surprise and slowly realized that Sister Ma probably thought her exhaustion was due to her pet causing her sleepless nights. Oh no, that¡¯s not it. Her Cub isn¡¯t really a pet, is it? Although, Cub can be quite a handful. Thinking of the appointment with Li Weilan last night, a slight blush appeared on Shen Cheng¡¯s face. The faint change of color didn¡¯t escape tSister Ma¡¯s eyes, who smiled with a hint of knowingness: ¡°I understand now. It seems like this commotion isn¡¯t about a cat, but about your boyfriend?¡± ¡°No, no!¡± Shen Cheng was startled and almost jumped up. Her eyes widened in surprise. How could she say it was her boyfriend? This was clearly the difficult mentality of a mother raising her child. ¡°I don¡¯t have a boyfriend!¡± Seeing that her complexion didn¡¯t seem fake and the shyness from before disappeared, Sister Ma realized that she had misunderstood. It didn¡¯t seem like Shen Cheng was refuting her out of shyness, so she shook her head and laughed, ¡°From the way you looked earlier, I thought you were in love. It looks like I misunderstood. What were you busy with last night?¡± At this, Shen Cheng became a little restless. She had been working in N City since graduating from college and had been living here ever since. But when it came to familiarity with the city, she was far from being as knowledgeable as Sister Ma, a native of the city. Since she planned to set up a stall, it seemed like a good idea to ask the locals for advice. She carefully looked around to make sure her boss wasn¡¯t nearby before speaking up, ¡°Sister Ma, I want to set up a stall after work.¡± ¡°Huh?¡± Sister Ma hesitated for a moment, looking at Shen Cheng¡¯s thin and weak body. ¡°Can you handle it? Running a stall can be tough.¡± Shen Cheng hesitated for a moment. She wasn¡¯t afraid of hard work, but¡­the game was still just a game. Although she had summarized some engagement of business in the game and had done some research, she wasn¡¯t sure if it would be useful in real life. She wasn¡¯t afraid of anything else, she just didn¡¯t want to lose money. If she ended up losing all the small savings she had prepared for her Cub, it would be a disaster! But when she thought of her cub¡¯s collection task this month and the possibility of increasing the amount of in-game purchases in the future, according to Shen Cheng¡¯s experience playing other games, her Cub might have a difficult time surviving without spending real money¡­even the Noah Base might be overrun by future zombie tides, and the little people she had raised in the base would all die. She felt relieved at the thought of these things and the retreat in her chest disappeared. Looking at Sister Ma with clear eyes, she said, ¡°I¡¯m not afraid of hard work, as long as I don¡¯t lose money!¡± Sister Ma smiled. Looking at this young girl in front of her, she thought of herself when she first started working. If it weren¡¯t for her decades of hard work, she would not have been able to accumulate such a large amount of wealth for her family in this new first-tier city- Sister Ma now has four houses in N City, and the money from renting them out alone is enough for her family to live on. But she came from a humble background herself and knew how difficult it was for a young girl to live on her own. She had received help from many people during her many years of struggles, and helping others was a positive way to give back. She smiled and said, ¡°Have you decided what to sell?¡± Shen Cheng nodded, ¡°I plan to sell fruit, even if I can¡¯t sell them¡­at least I can eat them myself.¡± As she spoke, her voice became quieter. This was her decision after conducting ¡°market research¡± for her job. ¡°Well then,¡± Sister Ma smiled with some appreciation, ¡°if you can¡¯t sell them, I can help you promote them in my social circle. They will definitely sell, you just need to make sure you have the right variety, price, and quality.¡± ¡°Thank you, Sister Ma!¡± Shen Cheng¡¯s eyes lit up. She didn¡¯t expect Sister Ma to give her such great help. They hadn¡¯t had much contact before, and Sister Ma helping her promote her products on social media was truly a favor. Shen Cheng silently took note of this favor. ** Li Weilan had been keeping an eye on the progress of the rice collection in the Tenglong base. Even in a large base like Tenglong, rice with a pollution level below 10% was actually a scarce commodity. After distributing some as salaries, universal currency, and promises to the base¡¯s ability users, the remaining amount was not enough to complete the transaction with him. He left behind 100,000 credit points to prove his financial ability. In this situation, the leaders of Tenglong base, tempted by the 50% profit, would definitely be lured in. They didn¡¯t dare to touch or use the reserve of the high-level and core ability users, so those who were not so crucial to the base would be the ones who were exploited or supplied with inferior goods. Li Weilan believed in one thing: people must help themselves before they can be helped. If these people were willing to be exploited by the base, to live like dogs, or even to risk their lives in Tenglong base, then Noah didn¡¯t want them. He was right. Li Mo received his deposit and his request, and immediately began to collect the grains from the less important people in the base. It was chaotic and disorderly. When Shen Cheng came online, she received a new system prompt: ¡¾Daily Task 1: Check Li Weilan¡¯s psychological state, 20 gold coins This was the first time the daily task required her to upgrade the base. Shen Cheng was stunned for a moment, and quickly clicked on ¡®Base¡¯ to check the situation of Noah Base. Next Thingyan (editor): I stopped translating and editing coz I got so busy with school and couldn¡¯t find the motivation to do so at all. Now that I¡¯m finally on a short break, I found some of the motivation back, only then I realized how much I miss this novel ( ??? ? ???) The original translator, Sandy, has a few chapters she already translated, waiting for me to edit. I¡¯ll get to those soon as I can CH 25 Apr 26 2023 When Shen Cheng clicked ¡°Base,¡± she was surprised to see that the happiness level had dropped from 80 to 75. She took a look at the situation of the base: there were currently 20 girls who had been rescued and Xi Bei, who had not yet fully recovered, along with the only male comrade, Xiao Chu. So far, there were still ten empty rooms. While Li Weilan and Xi Nan were not at the base, the girls had set up some small tents above Noah base and started selectively admitting some outsiders who were fleeing. However, with Li Weilan and Xi Nan absent, Yan Hongyu, who had suffered from hardship and pitfalls, became more cautious in her actions and did not dare to easily bring people into the base. As the only man in the base who had a bit of a dark history, Xiao Chu had been hiding in the corner, fearing that his existence would be too noticeable. The constantly declining levels of happiness and gloom had spread from him. Shen Cheng observed the situation of the people in the base and clicked on each of their avatars. Unlike Li Weilan¡¯s delicate emotional scenes, the system expressed the side characters¡¯ emotions bluntly in words. When she clicked on Xiao Chu¡¯s page, he kept repeating the same sentence, ¡°I hope there can be a few more men so they won¡¯t pay attention to me.¡± Yan Hongyu¡¯s mood was completely different. She was thinking, ¡°When will Brother Li and Xi Nan come back? I can¡¯t deal with these people.¡± Some of the other girls wanted to ¡°only live with other girls and not see men,¡± while others thought, ¡°The base is still too quiet and empty. I hope there will be more people.¡± In short, Shen Cheng discovered that with Li Weilan and Xi Nan not at home, no one was able to take care of the base well, and everyone¡¯s happiness level was not high. She hesitated for a moment, then moved the screen to the tent area just set up above the base and observed for a while. Shen Cheng found it easy to distinguish who could enter the base among the people in the tent area because their heads were labeled with ¡°hostile,¡± ¡°friendly,¡± ¡°neutral,¡± and so on! Whether they were enemies or friends was obvious at a glance! With the blood bar, who needs to still guess? Shen Cheng took a look at the requirements for expanding the dormitory: [Standard dormitory 5, requirements: Basic water supply for more than 200 people within the base, food reserve of more than 200 servings] Shen Cheng then looked at the storage room. When Li Weilan and the others wiped out the gang of thugs before, they obtained a supply of about 1,000 food reserves. Therefore, the current food reserves in the base are sufficient. However, the basic water supply is not enough. Before leaving with Li Weilan, Xi Nan had already prepared a stock of drinking water for the base. However, this supply was not considered the daily water supply, which means that there must be a resident water system ability user in the base to ensure its operation. Shen Cheng¡¯s gaze turned to the tent area above. She accurately found a little figure in the crowd with a light blue water droplet icon on his head. After clicking on his icon and discovering that he was a neutral NPC, she switched to the control panel and entered his name: Wei Jinzhen. At this moment, Yan Hongyu heard the sound of a horn in the base: ¡°Yan Hongyu, please go to the tent area above to receive ¡®Wei Jinzhen¡¯ for check-in. Confirm that the name is ¡®Wei Jinzhen¡¯, male, 27 years old, water type first-order ability user. The person has been granted the qualification to stay in the base and will work in the ¡®water room¡¯. Please guide the other party to become familiar with the base and complete the introduction task.¡± ¡°???¡± Yan Hongyu was confused. Brother Li was not here, who just gave her the command? She suddenly remembered the mask that suddenly appeared on the table during their discussion that day, as well as the powerful and gentle person based on Brother Li¡¯s original words. So he really wasn¡¯t lying! Brother Li is far away in Noah, so this operation must not have been done by him. Then it can only be the person Brother Li talked about! This person not only exists, but also has control over the base! Yan Hongyu keenly noticed this point, and she now had a bit more certainty in Xi Nan¡¯s earlier speculation that this person was a woman: there can only be one boss, and both Brother Li and she have control, so this person is most likely a woman! Her thoughts were racing, but she only hesitated for a moment before she headed out to the tent area to receive the person. Other girls around her who had heard the system prompt inevitably began to discuss it in whispers. ¡°Sister Yan, do you think we can trust this person?¡± ¡°The base is finally getting new people, Sister Yan, what kind of person do you think it will be? Will it be a bad person¡­?¡± There were also some who remained silent throughout. Yan Hongyu looked at these girls, feeling anxious and worried, and said, ¡°How do you feel about Noah these days?¡± ¡°Very good!¡± The answer this time was unanimous. ¡°That¡¯s good.¡± Yan Hongyu smiled. ¡°You all know how women without abilities survive in some large bases, but no one treats you like that in Noah. You should have confidence in the base and its leaders. As girls, we should not think about how to exclude newcomers, but rather about what we can do for the base to maintain our current standard of living.¡± After she finished speaking, the girls all had different expressions, but they were all lost in thought. The gate of the base opened slowly before them, and Yan Hongyu walked up and soon reached the tent area. From about a hundred people, Yan Hongyu only took one person, and it was not someone particularly outstanding among them. When she announced the name, the others were stunned: this woman didn¡¯t come up here before, and Wei Jinzhen had not shown his face in front of the base¡¯s people much, how could they know him? How did they choose him alone? Did this Noah base have a special way of judging? Even Wei Jinzhen himself was a bit surprised. He did not consider himself the most outstanding in terms of abilities, nor the most enthusiastic about entering Noah base among all the people. How did they choose only him? Wei Jinzhen almost doubted if there was something fishy about this Noah base, until he walked into the base¡¯s elevator. ¡°???¡± ¡°!!!¡± Is this so high-tech? After the scanning sound of ¡°didi,¡± Wei Jinzhen heard the interior of the huge building slowly opening in front of him: spacious, quiet, huge but with few people. After the initial shock, Wei Jinzhen heard the voice of the fire-type ability user who led him in: ¡°Your workplace is in the water room. You only need to ensure the water consumption of the personnel in the base every day.¡± ¡°Can I ask¡­¡± Wei Jinzhen remembered the heavy pressure he felt on this huge prototype of the base just now. He had a feeling that once someone wanted to go to war with this base, this steel fortress would quickly demonstrate its crushing power and turn the opponent into minced meat. This was high-tech that he had never seen even in the world before the apocalypse. This was what people after the apocalypse yearned for: peace and a paradise. It was also a guarantee for survival. Looking at the fire-type ability user in front of him nodding, Wei Jinzhen finally asked cautiously, ¡°May I ask why you chose me?¡± The woman smiled. She bent her lips, looked up and down at the ordinary-looking water-type ability user in front of her, but couldn¡¯t see anything special. However, he looked like an honest person, ¡°Be grateful that the boss chose you.¡± In front of her phone, Shen Cheng was shocked to see Wei Jinzhen¡¯s head turn from neutral yellow to friendly green as soon as he entered the base. Huh? Are people so easy to deceive? Or is this the game¡¯s mechanism, as long as you become a part of the base, you automatically change from neutral to friendly? Shen Cheng thought for a moment and shook her head: let¡¯s try next time. However, this time it was a prerequisite for the mission, and she still had to be cautious next time. Otherwise, even if they were just small characters in the game, she would feel uncomfortable if something happened to the girls in the base. She looked at the tent area full of red color marked avatars, and still felt a little conflicted in her heart. There were only forty or fifty people in this tent area, and more than half of them were enemies. She couldn¡¯t even find a few usable ones among the people, let alone the plant-type ability users she had hoped to recruit. What was going on here? In theory, after experiencing all kinds of hardships and finally finding a place to stay, even if these people didn¡¯t have any expectations or yearning for Noah base, it was normal for people like Wei Jinzhen to have a cold attitude towards it, right? How come half of the people is red? Translated on ho lo lo novels dot com. However, she didn¡¯t need to think too much about these things for now. She happily saw the message ¡°Dormitory 5 requirements have been fulfilled¡± and immediately clicked the ¡°5¡± button. She watched as the dormitories in Noah Base increased to 15 and the capacity increased to 300. Satisfied, she nodded. Another daily task had become almost a routine task to gain points. Shen Cheng clicked on the avatar of her little cub and saw that his mood for the day was ¡°looking forward.¡± Li Weilan sat by the window, watching the scene of the street fight with blood and broken heads, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. Shen Cheng could clearly see that his mood was two words: ¡°looking forward?¡± ¡°What are you looking forward to?¡± Shen Cheng asked. ¡°Looking forward to seeing them beat each other to death? Looking forward to seeing blood and limbs flying everywhere? Why has my little cub turned into a violent cub? The game I¡¯m playing is not a game of tyranny!¡± She gently poked Li Weilan¡¯s cheek with her finger and greeted him, ¡°Hey, little cub, I¡¯m here.¡± Her greeting poked a smile on his cheek, making him look both cute and sweet. Mother¡¯s heart is melting. ¡°You¡¯re here,¡± he said softly. ¡°Oh, I see,¡± Shen Cheng thought to herself. ¡°What he¡¯s looking forward to isn¡¯t what I thought, but our meeting.¡± If she had a mood, her mood index would probably be ¡°happy,¡± and she couldn¡¯t help but smile, forming a dimple on her cheek. Li Weilan¡¯s mood was indeed very good. Outside his window was a commercial street, and the commotion caused by the collection of grain was already very significant. But what he wanted to say now wasn¡¯t about his purpose in doing these things. He just asked the person who was hiding somewhere, ¡°How come the rice in my space is ripe in six hours? Aren¡¯t you tired?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡°Shen Cheng didn¡¯t dare to look at her dark circles under her eyes. The dark circles under her eyes told you, little cub, mother is very tired. That person was guilty. Li Weilan had a hunch about this. She was tired, and if a normal person couldn¡¯t sleep well at night, especially with the hard work in the field, they would be tired and exhausted. He smiled and gave his solution directly, ¡°Let me collect it, okay?¡± He paused and his eyes shimmered like the sea. ¡°I know you¡¯re the one who opened the field and provided the seeds. Maybe these harvests are very important to you. I won¡¯t keep any of the rice collected. Don¡¯t worry, it¡¯s all yours.¡± ¡°???¡± What was cub talking about? Shen Cheng was confused. CH 26 What does it mean that Zai Zai says everything is yours? ¡°Oh, I see¡­ I used his space, sold the surplus output, and planted another seed. He thought that I needed the grain that he grew, didn¡¯t he? Although what Cub said is not wrong, the fact is that both you and the space are taken care of by mother! It took Shen Cheng a moment to understand the twist, but when she thought of how considerate and obedient Zai Zai was, she couldn¡¯t help but narrow her eyes and smile slightly: the game planner is so good at this! This line is just so sweet and tempting. Shen Cheng has played other mobile games before. This type of game usually provides ¡°official plug-ins¡± to increase the pleasure of players who pay more money. For a few dollars a month, you can buy an auto-collect feature for all outputs ¨C guaranteed to let the players who spend more money not have to set an alarm to wake up and collect crops. However, the feeling of spending money to buy official plug-ins is completely different from Zai Zai looking at you with his bright eyes and obediently saying ¡°I¡¯ll help you collect.¡± The former makes you feel like the company is eager to empty your pockets, while the latter only makes you want to say, ¡°Oh, my heart is melting. I want to spend more money on Cub!¡± As for whether this task was originally done for Zai Zai¡¯s wish, Shen Cheng doesn¡¯t really remember. But is it necessary to let him collect? Shen Cheng thought for a while: actually, it¡¯s not that bad during the day. If it¡¯s one round every six hours, just remember to collect once when you wake up in the morning, once during lunch break, and once when you get home in the evening ¨C basically three fixed times, which also helps cultivate a correct daily routine. It¡¯s just the midnight harvest that might be a problem if she has to go set up the stall later. Li Weilan looked up slightly, waiting for the person¡¯s reply. He didn¡¯t know why the grain in the space matured so quickly, but when he saw the sudden surge of output in the space warehouse, a suspicion arose in his heart: that person knew what he wanted to do. Not only did she know, but she also supported him in doing it, without even asking any questions. This made his once dry heart feel as if it was flowing with some kind of nectar, and the honey-like sweetness seeped into his heart and soul. Shen Cheng was thinking about how to tell Zai Zai that she only needed part of the ¡°service¡± when a system prompt popped up in front of her: ¡¾Li Weilan offers to collect the output in the space for you.¡¿ ¡°Do you agree? A. Agree B. Disagree C. Partially agree (only collect at night/only collect during the day) CCC of course, it is C! Shen Cheng clicked on ¡°collect at night¡±, and then the system popped up a confirmation prompt: ¡°The space output at 6 pm/12 am has been automatically collected.¡± Shen Cheng looked at zaizai nodding in satisfaction and solemnly said with a row of bubbles, ¡°It¡¯s almost 12 o¡¯clock now. I¡¯ll go to the space to collect the rice at 12 o¡¯clock.¡± For Shen Cheng, collecting rice was just a matter of pointing and swiping with her fingers, but for zaizai, it was much more troublesome. Li Weilan went into the space paddy field, took a sickle and cut the rice a few times. The temperature inside the space was suitable, but the work was still tiring. After he finished cutting, he was sweating all over. He was about to take a two-minute break and put the cut rice into the warehouse when Shen Cheng couldn¡¯t stand watching her cub panting and sweating anymore. She manually grabbed the grain and put it into the warehouse. This scene fell into Li Weilan¡¯s eyes, and it was as if the grain was flying over. What was this? A mental ability? ¡°???¡± Li Weilan felt confused: to be honest, even now, he couldn¡¯t guess what kind of ability or identity his lifesaving benefactor/¡±mother¡±/guardian angel had. At first, he thought it was invisibility, but being able to enter and leave his space at will didn¡¯t seem purely like invisibility¡­ Plus, she seemed to have teleportation ability, anyway, Li Weilan guessed one thing and then another, and in the end, he could only choose not to guess blindly. Shen Cheng completed the operation of stacking the grain in the barn in a few seconds: rounding it off, this is me and zaizai completing a division of labor! It¡¯s great! The two of them looked at the full profits in front of their phones and the barn. Shen Cheng suddenly saw a new state appear on the little one¡¯s head: ¡°happy.¡± Shen Cheng couldn¡¯t help but smile slightly. She was about to log off and go to sleep when she saw the ¡°base¡± column flashing, and the system popped up a message: ¡°You have a new message in your base.¡± Shen Cheng was taken aback. She immediately thought of the ¡°hostile¡± individuals in the tent area above, wondering if they had caused some trouble in the base. She looked at zaizai on the screen, who seemed to be enjoying the scene with his eyes closed, and compared it to the flashing red on the ¡°base¡± side. After some thought, she clicked on the base and exited the space. Li Weilan opened his eyes. Looking at the distant night sky, his breath had already faded, and he knew she had left. With such a hasty departure, what could have happened? ** Yan Hongyu never expected the tent area above to suddenly become chaotic. As a new ¡°small base,¡± and with the top leadership absent, Yan Hongyu was completely at a loss when the people above started making trouble: she saw them fiercely banging on the base gate, viciously cursing and screaming, and Yan Hongyu¡¯s hands even trembled with nerves. Suddenly, all the shadows of her past rushed to her mind. The girls gathered around her, and one timidly called out, ¡°Sister Yan.¡± Before she could say anything else, tears streamed down her face. She was scared, and Yan Hongyu knew it. How did things get to this point? Yan Hongyu¡¯s muddled mind was jolted by the cry, but it was like a bucket of cold water poured over her head, and this fire-type ability user quickly calmed down and began to recall the riot that had almost happened in the blink of an eye. Ever since they brought in the water-type ability user Wei Jinzhen to the tent area, there had been some unstable signs. To some of the refugees inside, the rules for selecting people for the base were unclear and opaque, and they believed it was unfair. If it were a large base with high walls, firearms, and barbed wire fences, these people probably wouldn¡¯t be able to make trouble. But unfortunately, the head of Noah Base was absent, and Yan Hongyu and the others, who often appeared, were all girls who did not leave enough deterrence in the hearts of these people. They were not afraid, nor did they want to follow the requirements of Noah Base. Yan Hongyu keenly felt this, so when she went up to pick up people, she was very careful and tried not to attract attention, for fear of being discovered by someone looking for the entrance to the Noah Base. But who knew that among that group of people, there was a wind-type ability user who secretly raised their position and followed behind them, and still managed to touch the outside of their base. At this moment, this group of people gathered outside, crazily banging on the entrance to the base, completely blocking the gate. At first, they were just knocking on the door to get in, but when they saw that there was no response from the people inside the base, the actions of those outside began to escalate step by step. By now, even some of the abilities that had attacking power were being used to break down the door. Yan Hongyu listened to the banging on the door, so angry that her whole body was trembling. The cameras and speakers clearly transmitted their every move and every word. ¡°These stinking bastards,¡± a man outside looked at the people inside with no reaction and said in the crowd, ¡°Break their turtle shells and see how they can still hide inside.¡± ¡°Yes, they¡¯ve been inside for so many days, and they can¡¯t cultivate underground. They must have a lot of stored food.¡± This was another person adding fuel to the fire. The two words ¡®stored food¡¯ struck a nerve with some people who had previously been hesitant. When Shen Cheng arrived at the base, this was the scene she saw. Hundreds of hostile NPCs surrounded Noah Base, and waves of the most basic level one ability users were smashing against the base¡¯s gate. The survivors inside the base were huddled in the hall, trembling in fear. The system prompt instantly popped up: ¡°Your base ¡®Noah¡¯ is facing its first invasion. Please help the residents of the base prepare. Pick up your weapon and defend your base!¡± ¡°??? What are these people doing?¡± Shen Cheng was stunned. Translated on ho lo lo novels dot com. She took back her previous comment that ¡°the game planning wasn¡¯t that bad.¡± The first wave of invasion was actually designed to happen when the protagonist and the stabilizing force of the base, Li Weilan, was not at home. Wasn¡¯t this making it more difficult for the players? The worst part is that the game only tells you to ¡°help residents prepare,¡± but it doesn¡¯t tell you how difficult the first wave of invasion will be, or how well-prepared you need to be! Shen Cheng checked the health bar of the base gate and found that it was still relatively thick, although it was being attacked by hostile NPCs outside. It seemed that it could hold on for a while. She quickly took a look at the mindset of the residents in the base: some were ¡°terrified,¡± some were ¡°angry,¡± and some were ¡°at a loss.¡± Why would they have such mindsets when facing an external invasion? Shen Cheng clicked on the hostile NPCs outside and carefully examined the status of this wave of three-digit avatars. Their weapons were basically sickles, hoes, and axes. They didn¡¯t even have decent weapons, and the ability users only had ¡°strength,¡± ¡°speed,¡± ¡°wind,¡± and ¡°earth¡±¡­ in terms of pure strength, the residents were not completely powerless! After all, there was a fire-type ability user and a water-type ability user in the base, plus the terrain blocking the gate, this battle could be fought! Shen Cheng thought carefully and finally read the true meaning of the system prompt. The focus was on ¡°help them prepare¡± and ¡°pick up weapons!¡± She understood. This was another trick by the game designers to deceive players into spending money! ¡°¡­the planners don¡¯t care about players anymore.¡± Shen Cheng checked the base facilities and rolled her eyes: okay, the most suitable one for her current needs was the ¡°weapon room,¡± with an initial purchase price of 50G. Without upgrading, it could only produce basic weapons. And what were the basic weapons? Axes, daggers, shovels, and kitchen knives. Imagine these girls in her base holding shovels and kitchen knives¡­ Shen Cheng felt that the scene was quite beautiful. She clicked on ¡°buy weapon room.¡± The girls who were still shaking and hesitant in the hall suddenly heard the mechanical announcement from the system again, but unlike the shock of the previous time, this time their joy was greater. Although the big boss didn¡¯t appear, she has always been with them! Noah Base is the big boss¡¯s pride and joy. Even if she didn¡¯t show up, it must be because she believed that they could hold on and protect the base on their own. They couldn¡¯t let her down. ¡°The Base Armory has been built. The location can be viewed in the control room. Staff: Wu Xian. Non-armed personnel, please go to the Armory to select weapons.¡± Shen Cheng looked at the little people on the screen, who suddenly seemed to have a backbone and came alive. She couldn¡¯t help but feel happy ¨C there was nothing more pleasing than seeing people who have been tormented stand up for themselves. She still remembers when she first saw these girls, they were covered in mosaic, dirty and barely clothed, but now they are full of energy and confidence, which also makes her happy for them. After the little people went to the Armory to choose their weapons, she clicked on their avatars again and saw their status had changed: ¡°Spirited,¡± ¡°Confidence Doubled,¡± ¡°Burning with Anger.¡± Wow! These residents are so easy to lead! CH 27 Yan Hongyu, with the girls, hid behind the door. The door was being attacked by ability users outside, but the girls¡¯ fear and hesitation dissipated upon seeing the determination in each other¡¯s eyes. Yan Hongyu turned back to look at the girls behind her, relieved to see their resolute expressions. She whispered, ¡®When they come in, we block the door. For every one of them that enters, we fight them. Anyone who tries to break in has it coming.¡¯ The girls nodded in agreement. Yan Hongyu, however, couldn¡¯t help but think about what they saw in the weapons room earlier ¨C the process of weapon production. Translated on ho lo lo novels dot com. Inside the ¡®weapons room¡¯ was an automated printer that looked like a 3D printer. The silver machine was labeled ¡®basic,¡¯ and there was a slot at the top for materials. At the time the weapons room was opened, fifty boxes of basic materials were already placed next to the printer. The silver basic materials were faintly shiny, but there was a mysterious feeling to them that didn¡¯t feel like anything from this world. With just a brief look, Yan Hongyu was stunned. The slightly cold materials looked more like a special kind of crystal, but once they were put into the printer, the speed and quality of the output were far more advanced than any technology from the pre-apocalyptic world. Who is the big boss? How could she have such advanced technology? These were questions that lingered in Yan Hongyu¡¯s mind, but suddenly, there was a loud ¡®bang¡¯ from the door in front of them. A small hole only big enough for one person to enter or exit appeared on the door. Before the intruders outside could react, Yan Hongyu heard the internal system of the base announce, ¡®Intruders detected. Guard robots are now in position.¡¯ The two objects on either side of the door, which they initially thought were two cylinders that resembled two large trash cans with rounded tops, suddenly stood up with a bang. They opened their chests and reached out their hands to the two girls at the back of the group. ¡®Controllers: Li Ling and Zhao Hong. Please take your positions.¡¯ As soon as the two girls climbed into the robots¡¯ chests, there was a ¡®beep,¡¯ and two robots were combat ready. With the robots¡¯ hands flickering with flame, and combined with Yan Hongyu¡¯s fireball, they aimlessly attacked the intruders¡¯ heads! Shen Cheng felt extremely satisfied as she watched on her phone. She used to play very few games that required killing. She originally thought that this game would be like most simulation management games, where she could just watch the enemies attack the city after preparing logistics for the little people. But Shen Cheng discovered that this game actually gave players a high level of control and a strong sense of impact! After the system displayed ¡°The enemy attack on the base has officially begun,¡± a new prompt appeared in front of Shen Cheng: ¡°Do you want to activate the base¡¯s internal defense machinery? (Please note that this operation may cause machinery loss. The rental price for two machines is 1G per minute. If damaged, repairs will be charged separately): Y/N¡± Shen Cheng compared the two sides. The residents of the base were stuck in place and were currently in a ¡°high morale¡± state, but compared to the group of thugs outside, they had no crushing advantages in terms of weapons, equipment, or strength. If they continued at this pace, although the little people would win, there would likely be losses. The girls in the base were all from humble backgrounds, and Shen Cheng couldn¡¯t help but think of herself when she looked at them. She couldn¡¯t bring herself to press the ¡°N¡± key. She didn¡¯t know if it was just her when playing games, even in single-player games, it didn¡¯t matter if one teammate died, she would just quit the game and reload. There were some of her own projections on the girls in this game, so Shen Cheng didn¡¯t want to see any of them lying in a pool of blood. Alright, alright, let¡¯s just spend the money! Let¡¯s end the battle quickly and try to minimize the damage to mother¡¯s wallet! In games, how can they make money without cheating the pay-to-win players? Shen Cheng gritted her teeth and pressed ¡°Y,¡± thinking that she had to go out and make money quickly. On the screen, the two mechanical monsters, which looked like giant bumblebees, had already ¡°swallowed¡± the two little people with the highest strength that she had selected. As she watched the team leader Yan Hongyu start throwing fireballs, and with only a small hole in the door that one person could pass through, the two girls controlling the machines on the left and right were stuck in place. The mechanical ¡°boom¡± punched into the crowd, causing a small cloud of smoke to rise. As the field of view became chaotic, the formation fell apart. With a roar, the ground trembled as a huge fist struck. The unruly crowd outside immediately began to disperse. They were already lacking unity, and now they saw that the underground base was not a pushover. The moment the gate was smashed open, they were met with a fireball from a fire-type ability user. Then they saw two robots that were over two meters tall. If it weren¡¯t for the wind-type ability users outside, they would have been turned into meat pulp under the mechanical fists. If the base only had these people, it would be fine. But as they looked around, they saw that the corridors were filled with women wielding various weapons resisting them. The man who had incited them was not the first to rush in. The first one to smash open the door and rush in was a power-type ability user. However, even a tall and strong man like him could only withstand three punches from the robot¡¯s strikes! Then he retreated step by step, spat out a mouthful of blood, and fell to the ground, unconscious. The few people who had incited them suddenly felt that the steel monster¡¯s originally inorganic eyes were fixed firmly on their direction¡ªnot just a feeling, but an actual fixation! In those cold eyes was written all the anger of being deceived, humiliated, and betrayed! Although they were all red colored avatars, there were a few with different titles. Watching the girls beat the invaders, Shen Cheng clicked on the enemy¡¯s avatar and saw several people with almost identical names. Their names all had the code ¡°Thunder *198,¡± ¡°Thunder *204,¡± ¡°Thunder 212,¡± and so on. There were six of these people in total. Shen Cheng immediately marked them with a ¡°special¡± tag, allowing the machines to target them first. The names of this group of people all had ¡°Thunder¡± and a three-digit numerical code. Shen Cheng guessed that ¡°Thunder¡± was definitely an organization that had been inciting and agitating others in the apocalypse, and their numbers were not less than three digits. It was likely that the previous zombie attacks on bases were also related to this group ¡°Thunder.¡± As soon as she marked them, the machines immediately prompted the two girls controlling them: ¡°The key enemy has been marked. Do you want to use tracking mode?¡± Li Ling and Zhao Hong¡¯s hearts skipped a beat, and they immediately knew that the red ¡°X¡± mark displayed in their field of vision was the object their big boss wanted them to remove first. Without hesitation, the two girls manipulated their machines and charged forward! In just a few minutes, the battle was over. In front of Shen Cheng, as soon as these red-colored avatars with the name ¡°Thunder¡± fell, the remaining people immediately received a ¡°debuff¡± of ¡°50% battle power reduction¡± on their heads, and not long after, the remaining girls in the base cleaned them up. According to the system calculation, it took about 10 minutes, equivalent to 10G or 10 ¡°soft sister coins¡±. Fortunately, the machines were almost undamaged, and these people had probably never seen such high-tech equipment like Transformers before. They never thought that the women in the base would dare to resist and fight them face-to-face. Looking at the two round and cute things that had obediently shrunk back to the door of the base and were standing quietly like two trash cans, no one dared to underestimate the base anymore. The system flashed a reminder: ¡°Noah Base¡¯s reputation level is 1, somewhat famous,¡± as the battle ended. The girls sat or stood there, sweating profusely. Although the battle only lasted for a short ten minutes, being able to defend their own home with their own hands was almost equivalent to a rebirth for them. This told them that even as women, as long as they were in Noah Base, they were a part of this base and could use their own hands to defend their own rights! They were not cowards to be slaughtered at will! This small battle boosted their morale! Yan Hongyu even shed tears inexplicably. ¡°Sister Yan!¡± Li Ling, who had just punched one little avatar after another with one of the robots, hugged her and cried bitterly. However, the tears were no longer filled with sadness and pain, but with joy of welcoming a new life. Yan Hongyu patted her back, looked up at the empty space with tears in her eyes, and mouthed a ¡°thank you¡±. The next second, she looked at everyone inside the room and said loudly, ¡°Girls, don¡¯t forget who gave you all of this!¡± ¡°Noah!¡± The rest of the group shouted in unison. Shen Cheng looked at the girls in the room and the little hearts that popped up above their heads, feeling her eyes moisten. Ah, the ten dollars was worth it. ¡¾The first enemy siege has ended.¡¿ A new message popped up on the system. ¡¾Please choose how to deal with remaining hostile people: A. Kill them all, leave none alive. B. Exile them far away, not allowing them to approach Noah. C. Forgive them. Please note: This is a decision of great significance, please choose carefully!¡¿ Shen Cheng¡¯s mood had not yet recovered from the touching scene just now, when she saw these three choices. She frowned slightly, and her finger moved among the three options for a long time. But after a while, she still couldn¡¯t make a decision. Option A seemed to be a satisfying revenge, but in fact, there were people in this group who had not lifted a hand from beginning to end. Shen Cheng even saw a father with a very young child. If this person was killed, the child would probably not survive either. Moreover, although there were no laws in the apocalypse, human life was still precious. While some of Noah¡¯s enemies were human, there were more non-human threats to fight against. Therefore, Shen Cheng really didn¡¯t want to kill hundreds of people like this. But option C was even worse than A. No matter what, these people had set a precedent for attacking Noah¡¯s base. If she chose C, and forgave them without any punishment, wouldn¡¯t others treat her as a saint? Then in the future, people wanting to take advantage of Noah¡¯s base would come in droves. Shen Cheng¡¯s concern now was that if something happened when she was not online, she would be powerless to do anything about it. As for B, it¡¯s nice to see him being exiled from afar, but it doesn¡¯t really feel like punishment! Shen Cheng hesitated for more than twenty seconds, and then a new option suddenly appeared at the bottom of the list: D. Develop a ¡°prison labor room¡± where they can only do activities in the room until they have redeemed themselves. ¡°!!¡± Shen Cheng looked and indeed, a new room appeared in the base. This room is called the ¡°Prison Labor Room,¡± and its purchase price is surprisingly ¡°0,¡± with a very rough introduction next to it: [If you hate someone, lock them up in this room. Guaranteed to change their ways.] And the room is nothing but a bed and a hamster wheel! Shen Cheng couldn¡¯t help but burst out laughing when she saw this. She clicked on the ¡°hamster wheel,¡± and another line of words appeared above it: [End-of-the-world green energy, you deserve to have it!] ¡°¡­¡± Hahaha! This game is so awesome! Shen Cheng laughed for a while and guessed that the reason why the purchase price of this room was ¡°0¡± was probably because it could be considered one of the rewards for the siege, and it was especially easy to overlook once the ABC options were chosen in the early stages, so the price was so cheap? She bought the ¡°Prison Labor Room¡± and happily watched as the girls tied the captured ¡°hamsters¡± into a ball and threw them into the room one by one. Hamsters generate electricity, LET¡¯s GO! Making these bastards do labor reform by running around in circles is the most correct way to reform criminals! ** That night, Shen Cheng went to the night market as planned. Most of the vendors in this night market are residents of their community. Since Shen Cheng intends to set up a stall to get rich, she naturally needs to first survey the market. The best location in the night market has already been taken by several small food carts. Shen Cheng took a look and found that they mainly sell food with a strong flavor of smoke. About half of the people eating at the stalls were sitting down, while the other half were taking their food to go. In the hot summer, people who eat a lot and sweat a lot usually drink a bottle of beer or a bottle of cola, then burp and go home feeling full. However, Shen Cheng also saw some girls who seemed to want to sit down and eat, but the drinks at the stall did not suit their taste. After hesitating for a while, they eventually chose to take their food home. After conducting her market research, Shen Cheng had a rough idea in her mind. When she returned home, the neighbors were still noisy, but Shen Cheng¡¯s heart had already calmed down. She knew how she was going to do her fruit business. The reason why she chose fruit was not because it had the highest profit margin, but because she couldn¡¯t afford to take risks. Sister Ma told her that she would help her digest any excess inventory. Small items such as phone cases and socks required capital investment. If she lost money, she wouldn¡¯t be able to make ends meet. Moreover, she noticed that most of the stalls in the night market were food-related. The few stalls selling socks mainly followed a strategy of low profit and high sales. When she was at the night market earlier, she saw several farmers selling apples and pears from their trucks. She couldn¡¯t compete with their supply source, and couldn¡¯t find goods cheaper than theirs. She also didn¡¯t want to conflict with the older uncles. As a result, younger and more trendy fruits became a relatively better choice. Shen Cheng conducted a survey online and finally narrowed down her product line to several types of fruits. She placed an order on Taobao before going to bed. Although fruit has a fast turnover, it still involves an investment. Shen Cheng was still quite nervous in her heart, and her poor mental state the next day was visible to the naked eye. When she went to work, Sister Ma caught her and asked, ¡°Cheng, why do you look so listless?¡± Shen Cheng smiled awkwardly and replied, ¡°I bought fruits on Taobao yesterday and I¡¯m really anxious that I might lose money.¡± Upon hearing this, Sister Ma burst out laughing. She had been keeping an eye on the young girl, wondering why she had been silent for two days, and had been a little upset, thinking that she was just playing around. In business, it¡¯s important to take a sip of water and wait for the right time to strike. If you try to seize the market too soon, when others have already established their customers, it will be even harder. This girl is alone, even if she wants to compete, she can¡¯t compete with the locals. Sister Ma thought that she had backed out after thinking it over, but now that she heard the girl speak, she smiled and asked, ¡°What kind of fruit did you buy? I¡¯ll help you post it on my WeChat Moments later.¡± Shen Cheng smiled and counted, ¡°Avocado, yogurt, pineapple, watermelon¡­¡± ¡°These are not light!¡± Sister Ma was surprised when she heard it. She looked at Shen Cheng¡¯s small figure and asked, ¡°Can you move them all by yourself?¡± ¡°En, and I calculated it,¡± Shen Cheng smiled and said, ¡°I can make at least ten yuan in profit for a cup of avocado juice, and more than ten yuan for a portion of pineapple. Watermelon earns a little less, but if the earlier sales are not good, I can also sell watermelon juice instead¡­¡± As Sister Ma listened to her explain her pricing and profit clearly, she couldn¡¯t help but feel moved. She looked at the young and fair-skinned girl and said with a smile, ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll give you a ride for a few days.¡± ¡°Huh? Sister Ma?¡± Shen Cheng widened her eyes. If she said ¡°ride,¡± the other party might have to wait with her for half the night. This would make her indebted to Sister Ma! Shen Cheng shook her head shyly and said, ¡°I didn¡¯t plan on making it too big at first. I was going to borrow a small cart from our community management. How can I trouble you for transportation?¡± ¡°I said I¡¯ll do it, so I¡¯ll do it. Don¡¯t be polite with me. I¡¯ll consider it an exercise, and I can even help you out when I¡¯m there,¡± Sister Ma laughed heartily, ¡°Okay, I encouraged you to set up a stall in the first place, so I¡¯ll help you until you get started.¡± Shen Cheng slowly became emotional, and her eyes turned red with excitement. Li Weilan stood on the balcony, looking down at the spacious streets of Tenglong Base. However, all he could hear were the noisy sounds of people arguing and fighting. Workers in Tenglong uniforms were dragging a man from the street like a dead dog, while blood dripped from his arm. Many ability users surrounded them, but they remained silent. Despite the quietness, Li Weilan could sense the suppressed anger and invisible resistance that made the workers tremble. He tapped his fingers rhythmically on the table, expressionless as he watched the scene. Xi Nan spoke softly behind him, ¡°Brother Li, this is the third time since we started buying grain.¡± ¡°It¡¯s the third time we¡¯ve seen it,¡± Li Weilan corrected him in his mind. It was the third time that ability users had rebelled and been suppressed. Li Weilan had proposed to purchase low-pollution grain, and as the purchase progressed, he had successfully traded several times here. Li Mo, who had earned half of his 100,000 credit points, clearly strengthened his progress in buying grain in the base. Now, even if there was only a small amount of grain left in the hands of individual sellers, he refused to let it go. Food is the most important thing for people, and the ability users in Tenglong Base received their salaries ¡°in name only¡± this month. They were supposed to get low-pollution grain, but what they received was of medium pollution. Eating this grain increased the risk of their abilities going berserk. Those who rebelled against this were those who refused to be taken advantage of. ¡°Not enough,¡± Li Weilan¡¯s eyes flickered with shrewdness. ¡°The fire needs more fuel.¡± ¡°???¡± Xi Nan asked, ¡°What are you going to do, Brother Li?¡± ¡°Wait a little longer,¡± Li Weilan turned around and said to Xi Nan, ¡°When Tenglong Base exiles all these abilities far away, give them a map and let them go to Noah on their own.¡± ¡°Yes.¡± This was already the third time Xi Nan had done this. He hesitated for a moment and finally asked, ¡°Brother Li, when will we go find my earth-type ability user friend?¡± ¡°Wait a little longer.¡± Li Weilan had just said this, but his mouth suddenly curved into a gentle arc, and he smiled slightly towards the empty space, saying, ¡°You¡¯re here?¡± When his clothes were lightly tugged, he knew she had arrived. These days she had obviously become busy, Li Weilan didn¡¯t know what she was busy with, but she hadn¡¯t paid much attention to him other than harvesting crops. There was a hint of sourness in Li Weilan¡¯s heart. He didn¡¯t plan to share this precious and rare time with Xi Nan. He waved his hand to indicate he was done speaking, and Xi Nan turned around. The small person on Shen Cheng¡¯s phone screen clearly showed a white-eyed expression and black lines almost covered his entire eye. Huh? Xi Nan rolled his eyes so much¡­ Shen Cheng didn¡¯t have time to think much, and her cub was already smiling at her, asking like it was a casual conversation, ¡°Have you been busy lately?¡± ¡°???¡± Did he infer that she was busy in the 3D world because she has been appearing in the game world a bit less lately? Shen Cheng was puzzled for a moment: Although she had just started preparing for the stall these past few days, she hadn¡¯t been late for any of the crop harvests! The reason why there wasn¡¯t much interaction with the cub was also because it seemed that new tasks wouldn¡¯t refresh in the ¡°Characters¡± column until she had stored 4000 units of food! But if the cub said so, could it be that there were hidden ¡°interaction¡± and ¡°friendliness¡± options in the game, but they were hidden and couldn¡¯t be seen? Then maybe reducing the time spent with the cub would make him feel disappointed! Shen Cheng tugged on Li Weilan¡¯s hand and squeezed it twice to indicate that she was indeed busy. Li Weilan¡¯s gaze darkened. He had never longed to hear her voice as much as he did at that moment. He really hoped to hear her say what she was busy with, even if she was lying to him. Didn¡¯t she speak before? Why hadn¡¯t she made a sound since then? Disappointment filled his chest, and Li Weilan slowly lowered his head, his face full of disappointment. In Shen Cheng¡¯s eyes and the eyes of the little character, it was almost as if there were stars rolling around. Huh? Mother doesn¡¯t allow the cub to show such a sad expression! Cub, what¡¯s wrong with you? ¡¾The game¡¯s voice interaction package has been updated. Do you want to purchase the voice package and AI interaction system? Y/N¡¿ At this moment, the whole game suddenly stopped, and a new system prompt appeared in front of Shen Cheng. ¡°???¡± Shen Cheng glanced at the price and almost jumped up. 188! Just for this one voice pack, she didn¡¯t know if the interaction was similar to SIRI, but it was asking for 188! Shen Cheng stared at the little person on the screen, who was showing a sad expression towards her, and the same sad expression was also seen on her own face. ¡°It¡¯s so expensive, cub!¡± But then she saw a small horn button behind this message, with ¡°Listen to Voice Pack¡± written on it. Shen Cheng hesitated for a moment, but she couldn¡¯t resist her itchy hands and pressed it. A clear male voice immediately rang out in the room. ¡°Can I¡­ listen to your voice?¡± ¡°Ah ah ah!¡± Shen Cheng felt like her blood was drained! The little person tilted his head thoughtfully, and a thought bubble appeared above his head at the same time. Shen Cheng suddenly felt that the 188 yuan voice pack wasn¡¯t so expensive after all! Buy, buy, buy! She didn¡¯t know who the game¡¯s voice actor was, but the sentence was spoken with a hesitant and expectant tone, with a hint of a seductive atmosphere. It was like the expectation and charm that a beautiful but cold man would only show to you. Simply¡­ Shen Cheng secretly cursed herself for trying to listen, but her hand couldn¡¯t stop herself from paying for it. CH 28 ¡°As long as I pay 188, I can hear my cub¡¯s voice!¡± Although Shen Cheng feel a little bit heartbroken, it¡¯s this mother¡¯s fault for being too poor. My little one is absolutely innocent! Shen Cheng happily bought the voice pack and AI dialogue, but the game flickered and suddenly went black. ¡°What the hell?¡± Did they cheat me out of 188 and then just black out? Shen Cheng clicked on the screen and found that the game, which used to update in seconds, started to display a ¡°downloading¡± icon with a little hamster pulling the progress bar in the middle, and a prompt appeared below: [Due to the large size of the voice pack data, this update requires a data patch download that will take 14 hours. Maintenance time is from 8pm to 10am. Please be patient.] ¡°!!!¡± Shen Cheng was angry. Is this what a game company does? Cheat you out of your money, and then tell you to wait because the update isn¡¯t done yet? And it didn¡¯t end there. The following line of text was even more infuriating: [Games are valuable, but life is more precious. Reasonable gaming can improve your intelligence, but addiction to gaming can harm your health. Please arrange your game time reasonably!] ¡°!!!¡± If this phone weren¡¯t mine, I¡¯d smash it. Shen Cheng felt like throwing both the phone and the stupid game away. When they cheated her out of my money, they called her ¡°Master.¡± Now that she bought everything, they told her to ¡°wait in line?¡± Is this what humans do? Instead of buying the voice pack, I might as well interact with my cub first before buying the 188 package! The time she managed to squeeze out is gone! Although she said that, Shen Cheng couldn¡¯t help but suspect how the game company managed to achieve such a huge amount of dubbing. If this interactive ability is smooth, it¡¯s even more amazing than Siri. This artificial intelligence is really powerful! As she thought about it, she opened the App Store and looked at the reviews. She found that the reviews were filled with people complaining about the game company not doing their job and taking forever to update the voice pack. ¡°Sigh.¡± Shen Cheng thought to herself. This involves a huge amount of data, so she should just wait a while. Shen Cheng didn¡¯t understand how ¡°technically complex¡± achieving this was. She just vaguely wondered if the game company was not well-known because the game itself was bloody, and the pet-raising game targeted the female market, so the game company was losing money. As Shen Cheng thought about it and remembered the time she spent with her cub in the game, she became a little more tolerant of the game company: Well, let¡¯s not blame them for cheating players out of money. Judging from the state of the game company, they probably don¡¯t have many customers, so I should just focus on earning more money for myself. What she didn¡¯t see was that at the moment she closed the page, the entire game on the App Store suddenly flickered, and the icon changed to another game, and the comments below also changed. ** In the game, Li Weilan felt that her disappearance this time was particularly sudden. It was so sudden that he didn¡¯t even suspect that it was her silent refusal. This time was different from the previous few times¡ªIf she refused or denied before, there would always be a thinking time buffer, but this time she didn¡¯t say anything and suddenly disappeared. Her breath disappeared in front of him in an instant, so fast that all he had time to feel was fear and dread: fear that her leaving was due to something beyond his control, and dread because he was worried he couldn¡¯t resist this uncontrollable force. These were two emotions he almost couldn¡¯t believe would appear in himself. Because only when one cares and concerns about someone, would the seed of fear grow in their heart. This seed almost instantly grew into a towering tree, filling his heart and covering up all other emotions. He knew his heart was trembling. He didn¡¯t even want to dig deeper or know who she really was and where she came from. Even if she was just ¡°observing¡± him, he accepted it. As long as she was safe. He only wished for her safety. Li Weilan stood on the balcony for a long time. From sunset to sunrise, from night to day, until the morning dew soaked his sleeves, and until Xi Nan came out of the dormitory yawning and was surprised to see his tired, red eyes. Only then did he seem to wake up from a dream. The hopeful expression on his face gradually shattered like foam, revealing an exhaustion that made people feel overwhelmed and even heartbroken. Xi Nan looked at his motionless posture all night, vaguely remembering that Brother Li had been standing there in this position when he left. But at that time, he was smiling and had a hint of spring in his eyebrows. Now, there was only emptiness and loneliness. Xi Nan didn¡¯t know what had happened to make him show such an expression. He almost suspected¡­ Did he break up? Will Noah disappear? Anyway, both the former and the latter are big events. However, in the face of Li Weilan¡¯s eyes, Xi Nan only opened his mouth but did not ask the question that was already on the tip of his tongue. Li Weilan lowered his eyelids, concealing the bloodshot eyes. He nodded at Xi Nan, said nothing, and returned to the room, gently closing the door. After a moment, a hoarse voice came from inside, ¡°I¡¯m going to sleep for a while.¡± ** At noon, Shen Cheng set a reminder on her alarm clock to remind herself to harvest rice before attempting to open the game again. These past two days, she had been preparing for the stall, and to be honest, setting up a stall seemed like an easy thing, but there were many details to consider. For example, how big should the watermelon be, should the watermelon juice be prepared in advance, what is the ratio of avocado to yogurt, etc., all had to be carefully considered. Shen Cheng didn¡¯t have a juice extractor of her own. She had planned to buy one, but when Sister Ma heard her mention it, she offered her own juice extractor, and even comforted her, ¡°My blender has been sitting at home gathering dust since I bought it.¡± Of course, there was no such thing as ¡°should I or shouldn¡¯t I help?¡± among friends. They were just normal friends, and nobody owed anyone anything. If someone gave a helping hand, then the other person should find a way to repay them. Shen Cheng was not a person who didn¡¯t understand this principle. She had secretly planned to share some of the profits with Sister Ma, but since it was currently unclear whether she would make a profit or not, she didn¡¯t say it directly. She just kept it in mind. The fruit that Shen Cheng had ordered on Taobao had already arrived. The large pineapples were quite cheap at wholesale price, but they were still green and would take a few days to ripen. Shen Cheng wrapped them in newspapers and placed them at home. She was meticulous, and when she saw that she had extra time at night, she made herself an extra meal, and prepared one for Sister Ma as well. They have a canteen in their unit, with a simple meal of one meat, one vegetable, and a soup. It¡¯s definitely enough to fill them up, but occasionally some colleagues bring their own meat dishes to add to the meal. Sister Ma has brought her own lunch a few times, but she says her husband usually cooks at home. Recently, her husband has been away on a business trip, so she has been ordering takeout every day. Thinking about the upcoming visit from her in-laws, Shen Cheng decides to make some home-cooked dishes to bring to the unit. When she opens her lunchbox at noon, Sister Ma sees the braised beef still covered in sauce and can¡¯t help but take a deep breath. She looks at Shen Cheng with shining eyes and says, ¡°Cheng Cheng, with your cooking skills, you don¡¯t need to sell fruit in the evenings. You could open a food stall and make even more money!¡± Shen Cheng smiles shyly and shakes her head. Her face turns slightly red, and she looks really sweet and obedient. ¡°Sister Ma, you¡¯re too kind. I can only cook home-style dishes, and I can¡¯t make any more than that.¡± ¡°This beef is so tender and has a milky aroma,¡± Sister Ma says, praising the dish after taking a bite. ¡°It¡¯s mainly because of the beef,¡± Shen Cheng says, opening the tao bao shop to share with Sister Ma. She had tried several so-called agricultural product stores before, and many of them were selling low quality meat. Only a few small shops sold high quality meat. She shares all this information generously, her eyes shining with happiness. ¡°My cooking skills are just home-style dishes, and the quality of the meat makes all the difference. Sister Ma, if you like it, you can buy some and try making it yourself. The taste is really pure.¡± Sister Ma rubs her head and sighs inwardly: such a clever little girl, but she¡¯s also the hardest-working person in their company. She¡¯s so young and only has a few clothes to wear, all simple and plain, and she doesn¡¯t even wear any extra lipstick on a regular basis. She is always ready to help others, and she thinks about repaying their kindness. Sometimes, people who are wealthy are not impressed by things that others consider valuable, but when they are willing to share what they have with others, it is truly admirable. Although Sister Ma is kind-hearted, she is also shrewd in her assessment of people. She immediately feels that this girl is worth helping, and she quietly adds a little more care. After finishing lunch, Shen Cheng¡¯s phone reminds her that it¡¯s time to harvest the grain. She suddenly remembers: did the voice package finish updating? She opens the game icon and sees that the update is complete! She happily opened the game, thinking ¡°I can finally listen to the cub¡¯s voice.¡± As soon as she opened the game, a game update message popped up: [Thank you for purchasing the voice pack and AI interaction system. This shopping pack includes: protagonist voiceover (synchronized with subtitles) and keyword interaction system. Players can start interacting with the protagonist from ¡®Hello, Li Weilan¡¯!] [System has been updated. This update includes: mood weather report, children¡¯s day set now available in the store!]¡± ¡°Ah, ah, ah!¡± It was indeed the cub¡¯s voice that she had heard earlier! Almost impatiently, she clicked on the ¡°Protagonist¡± page. The character now had a gray cloud hovering over his head, but he was unaware of it and sat silently on the bed. Translated on ho lo lo novels dot com. ¡°Hello, Li Weilan!¡± With full energy, Shen Cheng greeted him in a small voice. After calling out, she felt a little shy and couldn¡¯t help but stick out her tongue. She eagerly waited for his response with her chin in her hands. Li Weilan shuddered all over, and three exclamation marks appeared above his head as he slowly raised his chin. It was as if he was looking at Shen Cheng outside of the screen. Although they were separated by the phone screen, looking at the cub¡¯s focused expression on this end, Shen Cheng couldn¡¯t help but feel a flutter in her heart. ¡°Is it you?¡± The speech bubble above his head and his spoken words were in sync. Huh? Shen Cheng was stunned for a moment. This game was still pulling the bait-and-switch? Yesterday it was a cold and aloof beauty¡¯s voice, but today it had turned into a husky bass? ¡°???¡± Did the game just randomly pick a voice actor to cheat me into buying the voice pack? Although it was still pleasant to listen to, Shen Cheng couldn¡¯t help but feel that something was off with the cub¡¯s voice. Shen Cheng was stunned for a moment. She opened her mouth, but suddenly didn¡¯t know how to respond. She remained silent for a while, and Li Weilan waited for her response on the other side for a long time, but to no avail. He suddenly gasped for breath, feeling short of breath and coughed twice. He felt that the pain in his chest had increased instead of decreased. ¡°Is it an illusion?¡± He coughed, and suddenly realized what was happening. She clicked on the icon next to Little cub¡¯s head and saw a new debuff: ¡°Mild cold: -20% speed, -20% HP recovery rate, -30% stamina¡± Seeing cub, who was healthy yesterday, now frail and coughing, Shen Cheng wondered what had happened while she was offline. [Daily mission: 1. Restore the protagonist¡¯s health to healthy or above. Task reward: 50G 2. Your base has surplus electricity. Complete the base power allocation and base work allocation missions. Task reward: 50G] ¡°It¡¯s me, it¡¯s me.¡± Her voice suddenly sounded again, with a hint of anxiety. ¡°Rest for a while, okay? Please get better soon!¡± Li Weilan¡¯s eyes, which had gradually dimmed, lit up for a moment. ¡°You¡¯re still here!¡± He paused and his voice became lower. ¡°If you can¡¯t talk to me, that¡¯s okay. I just need to know that you¡¯re still here and then I can rest assured.¡± Shen Cheng couldn¡¯t help but think that if the game company released a Li Weilan version of a wake-up or a goodnight voice app this month, even if it cost 188 yuan, she would buy it. She didn¡¯t think much about why Li Weilan suddenly said that. She just indulged for a while and then said straightforwardly, ¡°I can talk. It¡¯s no problem for me!¡± Li Weilan opened his mouth, but then closed it again. His thoughts were very delicate, and he was very concerned about her. He clearly heard the joy in her voice, which was full of vitality. Li Weilan held back the question, ¡°Did anything happen during the time you were gone?¡± that had almost escaped his lips. He didn¡¯t mention how anxious he was last night and just smiled and nodded. ¡°Then let¡¯s chat, okay?¡± ¡°Awesome!¡± Shen Cheng felt like her blood bar was empty. Who doesn¡¯t want to chat? Although cub¡¯s voice was hoarse and it was no longer that of a cold beauty, when she heard what he just said, she couldn¡¯t refuse even if she had 10,000 reasons to. However, Shen Cheng looked at the ¡°exhausted¡± and cloudy icons above cub¡¯s head, gritted her teeth, closed her eyes and said in one breath, ¡°You go to bed now!¡± Li Weilan sighed lightly and lowered his eyes. ¡°When your mild cold is better, we can chat for as long as you want!¡± Shen Cheng continued. Humph! I won¡¯t fall for this garbage game. If I promised to chat with cub now, I would definitely fail task 1 today! My cub¡¯s health is the most important thing, after all, I am not a stepmother! CH 29 Li Weilan actually has a lot of questions that he wants to ask her. He wanted to tell her that he didn¡¯t mean to make it complicated for her, and if his request to ¡°hear her voice¡± was the reason for her sudden disappearance, he would rather never have made that request. But now, listening to her energetic, clear, and hopeful voice, Li Weilan suddenly realized that he might have been overthinking things. Maybe things weren¡¯t that complicated. Maybe she was simply held up by other things. Perhaps¡­he was not the only person she was observing, and like him in the past, those people also encountered some sudden situations, so she had to prioritize urgent matters and didn¡¯t have time for him. He was just¡­a little, really just a little sad that she didn¡¯t even give a fake excuse or reason when she suddenly appeared and disappeared. He would rather she lied to him and gave him any excuse or reason, than to explain nothing like now. For him, all he could do was wait for the next sudden event to occur. Knowing that it would inevitably come, but besides waiting, he could do nothing. Helpless and caught off guard. Shen Cheng had no idea why the kid on the screen was lowering his head again. His mood was switching back and forth between ¡°happy¡± and ¡°frustrated,¡± and his mood almost seemed to be seamlessly switching. Clearly, he hadn¡¯t said a word, but it made people feel like his thoughts had become a mess. ¡°¡­¡± Did the game have a bug? The mood index was ¡°happy¡± one second and ¡°frustrated¡± the next, and then it became ¡°annoyed¡± and ¡°sorrowful.¡± Cub, what do you want? Tell mother! Don¡¯t keep it to yourself, you¡¯ll get sick and no one will care about you! Shen Cheng thought for a long time and still didn¡¯t know what was going on, but in the game screen, the little person had already obediently smoothed the bedsheet, quietly crawled in, and lay down peacefully. He closed his eyes and looked peaceful. Although Shen Cheng was still a little worried, she didn¡¯t have a budget to continue spending money before setting up a stall tonight. At this moment, although she was extremely worried, the only thing she could do was tuck in the blanket for him, then poured a cup of warm water from outside and placed it by his bedside. Seeing that the little person displayed as ¡°[Sleeping]¡± status, Shen Cheng switched to the base. She wanted to complete the base¡¯s missions first to earn some money. The situation in Noah Base was very good now. Shen Cheng switched over to see the residents in the base and found that their morale was higher than ever before, and their mood was ¡°happy,¡± ¡°energetic,¡± and so on. She couldn¡¯t help but smile, feeling happy herself. Then she looked at the ¡°Power Plant,¡± which was a ¡°prison labor room¡± filled with hamster cages. Shen Cheng couldn¡¯t help but burst out laughing. The whole room was filled with little people forced to run in circles! The bad guys with the name ¡°Thunder¡± that made her the angriest before seemed to have abilities, but the stronger their abilities, the more they were just a group of hamsters selling their labor in this ¡°labor room.¡± There was a quarter of an hour break every hour, and they weren¡¯t allowed to eat or sleep if they didn¡¯t generate enough electricity every day, and they had to keep running until they generated enough electricity. Seeing these people who bullied girls and came to cause trouble in her home while her cub wasn¡¯t there, now becoming a free resource for the base, she thought the people who made the game were quite clever. Although they make you spent money on the game, they didn¡¯t make the players feel frustrated or angry, allowing them to use all kinds of resources wisely, which was really smart! There were 200 hamster cages in the first-level labor room, and more than a hundred had been filled up. Shen Cheng clicked to see: Wow, these people are really interesting! Previously, the group of NPCs with the name Thunder was inciting the wandering people outside to rebel, acting all villainous. Now, after being caught and forced to generate electricity like little hamsters, the incited little NPCs didn¡¯t look as hateful anymore! And some of them had already had their red colored character status faded, and when Shen Cheng clicked on their avatars, she found that their ¡°sentence¡± was not long ¨C they would be awarded the ¡°Base Trial Resident¡± status in a few months. The ones opposite them were the ones with the name ¡°Thunder,¡± still as blood red as ever, clearly unrepentant and stubborn. She clicked on the ¡°Thunder¡± group and saw that they would be stuck in their hamster cages until they broke out of their red status. She was quite satisfied with this solution. ¡°[Level 1 Power Room: Current Power Capacity 65/100, Please Allocate 65 Units of Power].¡± 65 units of power¡­ After looking at the buildings and equipment in the base that required electricity, she realized that the Noah Base relied on solar energy before, but because the entire building was located underground, the solar energy produced was only enough for indoor lighting. But now, with the electricity provided by the ¡°Prison Labor Room,¡± many buildings can be put into use! After comparing the settings that required electricity one by one, Shen Cheng selected the following four: [Communal Kitchen: Electricity Consumption (10), Requires Chef to Cook Basic Meals, Can Produce Communal Hot Meals] [Hot Shower Room: Electricity Consumption (10), One of the Residents¡¯ Favorite Entertainment, Taking a Hot Shower after Work Every Day] [Projection Movie Theater: Electricity Consumption (40), Open Daily from 10pm-12am, Watching a Movie Together after Work is a Boost for the Residents] [Treadmill: Electricity Consumption (5), If Someone Has Not Committed a Heinous Crime Worthy of Being Locked in a Hamster Cage, Then Buy a Treadmill for Them]. After selecting these four facilities, Shen Cheng opened them in turn. The residents of the base, including those still running in their hamster cages, heard the system¡¯s broadcast: [The base has now opened the communal kitchen for making hot meals.] [The base has now opened the hot shower room, which is available for use from 7-8am and 9-10pm every day.] [The base has now opened the projection movie theater, open every night from 10pm-12am.] [The base has now opened the treadmill.] The girls looked at each other, and Yan Hongyu widened her eyes in shock. How could she feel a bit thankful for those foolish people who came to deliver heads? She even felt that this group of ¡°sinners¡± who had been turned into a source of electricity were a bit pitiful! Even if she hated them, after knowing how the big boss ¡°made the best use of everything¡± from them, her anger dissipated. Translated on ho lo lo novels dot com. But the hot shower, movie theater, and treadmill¡­ Yan Hongyu¡¯s eyes gradually turned red. She looked at the girls around her, who were also stunned. She heard someone whisper hoarsely to the person next to them, ¡°Zhou Fei, pinch me, am I dreaming?¡± Yes, I¡¯m not dreaming, right? Going to see a movie with her boyfriend before the apocalypse was such a beautiful memory. But when the end of the world arrived, order disappeared, and the world descended into chaos. Every night, humans who could not enter the bases could only choose to hide like rats. Even in the bases, the ability users had to rush around for survival. Not to mention occasionally taking some time to rest, even thinking about resting seemed like a mistake. So everyone hoped that the apocalypse would end soon. Living soberly in this world, knowing that this lifetime they can only hide and cannot return to the good life of the past, is really despairing. At the beginning of the apocalypse, many people committed suicide, but if they had come to Noah, could they not have been desperate after experiencing the entertainment facilities here? On the other hand, the men in the ¡°prison¡± looked at the residents of the ¡°Noah Base¡± outside reveling and cheering. Those who had already regretted being trapped in a hamster cage regretted it even more. And those who had hated Noah were even angrier because they had underestimated the enemy and didn¡¯t take such a big and good piece of land. Now they were trapped on the treadmill every day and couldn¡¯t do anything! After allocating the facilities, Shen Cheng completed Daily Task 2 and received the daily reward of 50G. She didn¡¯t stop for a moment and went straight to the mall. But it was frustrating that maybe the condition of the common cold was too small, she looked through the mall and couldn¡¯t find any special medicine to treat it. It seems that Daily Task 1 really had to be endured by the player¡¯s own immunity. Shen Cheng sighed lightly with worry and switched back to the ¡°Main Character¡± interface. Li Weilan¡¯s face was showing a vague blush, and his breathing was slightly rapid. With each breath, there were tiny bubbles that could be seen. Oh! Shen Cheng didn¡¯t feel dirty or disgusting like it would in reality. Perhaps it was because seeing cub in such a weak state was rare, and instead she felt a sense of pity for him. She looked around the room and found a towel to wet, struggling to wring it out before placing it on his forehead. Then she went to the kitchen and made a pot of rice porridge, leaving it in the room for him. Fortunately, in the game, cooking and making porridge only required two clicks with your fingers, and didn¡¯t require long wait times. During her lunch break, Shen Cheng completed the task and placed the food and warm water at Li Weilan¡¯s bedside before logging out to continue with her afternoon work. As soon as she logged out, Li Weilan, who had closed his eyes, suddenly opened them. There was no trace of drowsiness left in his tired, chaotic eyes. His clear eyes flashed slightly, and when his gaze fell on the warm water placed at the bedside, he let out a soft sigh. What did he do to deserve her care and attention? He had to get better quickly, so as not to cause her any trouble or worry. He was no longer a child, and he felt both moved and guilty about how much she worried about him. He did want more of her attention, but perhaps the way to get it was not by pretending to be weak. While it might make her pay more attention to him, the consequences could be that she would only see him as a weak object in need of help, rather than a trustworthy companion or an equal friend. With these thoughts in mind, Li Weilan drank half a cup of water and finally settled down. He lay in bed, closed his eyes, and remembered that she had promised to talk to him all night once he was better. CH 30 On that evening, after finishing work, Shen Cheng didn¡¯t have time to play games. She was busy preparing for the fruit stand with Sister Ma. Although making fruit juices and fruit platters sounded super simple, cutting, washing, weighing, packaging, and setting prices of the different types of fruits still required manual labor. After returning home, Shen Cheng prepared for a while, and then she and Sister Ma moved all the fruits that she had piled up in her room into Sister Ma¡¯s car trunk. Sister Ma saw Shen Cheng¡¯s living environment and noticed that her roommate had not yet returned home, but the things in the living room were placed randomly and didn¡¯t seem to reflect the habits of a young girl. Sister Ma began to have some doubts in her mind and tactfully asked Shen Cheng on the way: ¡°How long have you been living here?¡± ¡°Half a month,¡± Shen Cheng replied, noticing Sister Ma¡¯s scrutiny when she entered their house, but she didn¡¯t realize what the problem was. Sister Ma hesitated before saying, ¡°You have all these fruits in your room¡­ why don¡¯t you put them in the living room? It¡¯s so much bigger.¡± When Sister Ma walked in, she was startled. Shen Cheng¡¯s room was already small, with just a desk and a bed, and there was not much extra space. But even so, all the boxes of fruit were stacked in that small space of just over ten square meters. Shen Cheng opened her mouth but didn¡¯t say anything. On the day she bought the fruits, she had initially put them in the living room. However, since the fruits she bought from an online store were still raw when they arrived, they needed to be ripened before they could be sold. When her roommate saw the boxes in the living room, she made snide comments like ¡°Wow, you bought so much fruit¡± and ¡°Look at how generous I am usually.¡± Shen Cheng was annoyed and worried that her roommate might secretly open the boxes when she wasn¡¯t home, and cause more trouble, so she moved all the boxes into her own room. After Shen Cheng explained the situation, Sister Ma looked at her sideways and said, ¡°Cheng Cheng, I¡¯m going to be blunt with you today. Your personality¡­is too soft. This won¡¯t work.¡± *** After returning from the night market, Shen Cheng¡¯s WeChat account had a lot more money. The profit margin for selling fruit salads, avocado juice, and yogurt parfaits was quite good. Shen Cheng chose fruits that young people liked, and today, on the first day of the fruit stand, she deliberately picked a location next to other popular foods like barbecue. Some girls came to eat supper with their boyfriends or husbands, but they didn¡¯t dare to eat too much because they were afraid of gaining weight. When passing by the stall, they saw the juicy fruits and thought it wouldn¡¯t hurt to have a little bit to satisfy their cravings, or to supplement vitamins with fruits while having barbecue. By the time the stall closed, she had sold almost all of her goods and made a net profit of about 300 yuan. After calculating her revenue, she felt excited but also recalled the words of Sister Ma in the car earlier, ¡°You are too soft-hearted.¡± Her expression became slightly dim. She did envy people like Sister Ma who were decisive and straightforward, and she remembered that she wasn¡¯t like this when she was young. It¡¯s just that later on¡­ She looked up at the starry sky outside the window and thought, ¡°Eight or nine out of ten things in life don¡¯t go as planned. Have I become so weak that my parents would even become worried if they see me now?¡± After being beaten down and negated repeatedly, she would instinctively hesitate before doing anything, and too much consideration would lead to indecision. She knew that this had become a flaw in her character. Perhaps this is why she loves to play simulation games so much. She always feels that if life were like a hamster, collecting and hoarding, there would be a qualitative change when she has enough. Checking the time, she realized it was almost midnight. She hurriedly opened the game and found that the first daily task, ¡°Improve the main character¡¯s health,¡± was already completed. However, when she opened the character interface, she became a bit angry: cub, you have learned bad things! The location shown in the game was a bar, and he was actually there with Xi Nan. Wow! Just when he recovered from a cold, he sneaked off to the bar! Little brat, you are playing with fire! Although ZaiZai is already an adult, going to a bar is actually quite normal, but thinking about his inexplicable cold and his weak and miserable appearance when she first saw him, Li Weilan in her heart confirmed that he was ¡°fragile.¡± ¡°Why is fragile ZaiZai still at the bar in the middle of the night and not sleeping?¡± Shen Cheng opened the main character scene icon. To her surprise, besides ZaiZai and Xi Nan, there was also a man coughing and covering his mouth in the scene. They were sitting together at the bar, very close to each other. The man¡¯s condition had two words written next to it: [serious injury]. Li Weilan carefully observed Chen Feng, a second-order electric type ability user who was taken away by the Tenglong patrol team like a dead dog on the street that day. After Tenglong took him away and beat him half to death before throwing him out, Chen Feng¡¯s complexion was very poor, but he was still a quite stubborn man. Chen Feng guessed that these two strangers found him to recruit him. He drank the wormwood liquor on the table in one breath, raised his eyebrows slightly and said, ¡°Want to recruit me? Okay.¡± He chuckled drunkenly and self-deprecatingly, ¡°All the orphans on our street are supported by me alone. As long as you can afford the expenses of these little bunnies, I will go with you.¡± In the apocalypse, the most bitter and miserable ones were children. Those who were really still infants and didn¡¯t understand anything were better off, but those who were half-grown had to either fight to the death in the Young Pioneer army or rely on adults for support. Those without a home basically died of starvation. As a second-order ability user, it was no problem for Chen Feng to support himself, but the main reason for his rebellion that day was for the children in the orphanage where he lived. Before, he could risk his life for a month in the ability user team and exchange enough food for 20 children to eat. Sometimes he would exchange some high-pollution food with other ability users for some low-pollution food, but he could always keep one child from starving to death. But this month, the food that was sent down was 20% contaminated. When he took it to the black market to exchange it, they rejected him outright when they tested it. When he went back to argue, he was beaten and thrown out! This was not just a threat to Chen Feng¡¯s life, but also to the lives of the half-grown children he was supporting! But he knew in his heart that the base would only dare to withhold the abilities of those without background and whose abilities were not high. They were counting on them, even if they were sold as inferior goods. They had nowhere to reason, and they dared not leave. Now, these two people, the leader looked like a ignorant second-generation, what could he do as a leader? When this guy heard that he wanted to take care of children, would he be mocked for being unrealistic? Unexpectedly, the man¡¯s surprisingly black eyes hesitated slightly on his face but did not hesitate too much. He nodded and asked only one question, ¡°How many children?¡± ¡°Twenty,¡± Chen Feng smiled bitterly twice. ¡°Our orphanage used to have nearly a hundred children, but I couldn¡¯t support them. The older children went out to make a living on their own. Now there are only twenty left.¡± Seeing this, Shen Cheng felt a sense of admiration from this destitute, tired, and even slightly hunched figure. ¡¾Do you want to recruit Chen Feng (Electric level 2 ability user)? Y/N Contract terms: 20 orphans successfully survive to Noah Base If there are any deaths, the mission fails. Chen Feng will become an enemy force¡¿ Shen Cheng hesitated slightly. She wasn¡¯t hesitating about the requirements of the mission, but the game background was the end of the world wasteland. 20 orphans had to successfully survive to Noah Base, and who knew how many dangers awaited them along the way. Children were fragile, and if a mission failed due to a headache or fever, wouldn¡¯t it be a waste of effort for her own cub to make an enemy? Li Weilan frowned slightly. He had intended to say, ¡°I¡¯ll prepare food for twenty children on the road, and you can take them along to Noah,¡± but before he could speak, he heard her gentle and pleasant voice in his ear, ¡°Promise him.¡± At the same time, Shen Cheng pressed Y. Translated on ho lo lo novels dot com. Because she saw that when the game was updated last time, there was a ¡°Children¡¯s Day Special Gift Pack¡± that included a prop that could be bought for only one yuan, which was the ¡°Children¡¯s Toy (for children only).¡± Looking at its properties, it was tailor-made for this mission! Li Weilan didn¡¯t hesitate and agreed immediately to Chen Feng¡¯s request: ¡°Yes, you can bring the children with us when you leave.¡± Chen Feng¡¯s eyes lit up. ** After accepting the mission, Shen Cheng looked at the map of the Tenglong base and saw a place called ¡°Orphanage¡± added to it. She saw that cub and Chen Feng seemed to be discussing something, so she switched to the orphanage first and took a look inside. There were twenty skinny little children that looked like monkeys! The map of the orphanage was simply a haunted house. The house was dilapidated, the screen was covered with spider webs and stains, and the children hid in the shadows of the house, only revealing a head, peeking at the door, probably waiting for the man named Chen Feng to come back. Shen Cheng checked their status and almost all of the children¡¯s status was ¡°hungry¡± or ¡°extremely hungry,¡± ¡°thirsty,¡± ¡°tired,¡± ¡°nervous,¡± and several even had ¡°malnutrition¡± and ¡°colds,¡± with a dense row of debuffs on their bodies. It looked really alarming. Shen Cheng took a deep breath. She looked around the house and could guess why these children were in this state. This house was basically a dangerous house even if it wasn¡¯t dirty and dilapidated. Given its location in a safe area, it could have been probably already occupied by someone. It was only because it was dirty and dilapidated, and there was a Level 2 electric ability user protecting them, that these children could barely have a place to stay. But even so, they dared not light a fire here, could not have a hot meal, and could not get proper medical treatment. Under these conditions, these children could survive to this day, which was really a miracle. Shen Cheng took a sniff and was grateful that she did not live in the wasteland of the end times. She opened the ¡°Space¡± and found a can of canned food and spaghetti that they had found in a Walmart supermarket before, bought a small pot in the mall, cooked it and placed it in the center of the house. The smell was extremely sensitive to those children, and Shen Cheng could even see their noses twitching twice on the screen. Then, the leading boy asked the girl next to him with some doubts: ¡°Xiao Ai, have you smelled something fragrant?¡± The girl nodded. Two small mice poked their heads out of where they were hiding and looked carefully towards the direction of the fragrance. When they saw the little pot that appeared almost out of nowhere in the center of the house, a low cry of excitement burst from the boy¡¯s chest, and he quickly covered his mouth, looking excitedly at the little girl next to him: ¡°Is it my illusion?¡± In mid-air, the pot jumped. ¡°!! The pot moved!¡± Girls are obviously more mature. Xiao Ai whispered, ¡°It¡¯s not your illusion. Maybe it¡¯s a kind big brother or big sister¡­¡± But this kind of kindness, they haven¡¯t encountered for a long, long time. Shen Cheng looked at the children with some heartache. They didn¡¯t care about the heat and steam and rushed over to start eating. The older ones even remembered the younger ones and gave them a little more. When they were all full and lying on the ground, Shen Cheng couldn¡¯t help but feel itchy and bought a children¡¯s day gift pack in the mall. CH 31 When Chen Feng brought Li Weilan back to the orphanage, he suddenly smelled a faint food scent coming from the yard. His face changed and he rushed into the house in three steps and two steps. Seeing Chen Feng¡¯s anxious expression, Li Weilan quickened his pace a bit. The two rushed into the room. When they saw the little puppies lying on the ground, Chen Feng was stunned for a moment: ¡°What happened!¡± He pulled up the eldest boy and asked anxiously, ¡°What¡¯s going on?¡± The boy was still lying on the ground, rubbing his stomach and groaning, but a dreamy smile appeared on his face: ¡°Brother Chen, I¡¯m so happy. I¡¯m so full. A big cat just played games with us¡­¡± ¡°What?¡± This time it was Li Weilan who spoke up. He saw the pot and the traces of eating on the ground, and gently touched the pot with his fingertip. Li Weilan¡¯s pupils tightened slightly. He dared to confirm that the material of this pot was completely different from others, just like the four walls of the Noah Base. This kind of material could not be made by humans after the apocalypse. Li Weilan was sure: this was her handwriting, something she left behind. She had been here! The feeling of being watched at the bar just now was not his illusion, she really came! Cat? What was the big cat these children were talking about? Chen Feng¡¯s eagerness on his face scared the boy who was still groaning and holding his stomach. He hesitated and glared at Li Weilan with some hatred in his eyes, asking in a stiff tone, ¡°Who are you?¡± Chen Feng stepped forward to stop the boy¡¯s rudeness. He sternly said, ¡°Don¡¯t be rude. Mr. Li is our new master from now on.¡± ¡°Brother Chen!¡± The boy felt that something was wrong and gave Li Weilan a scrutinizing look. With a touch of skepticism in his eyes, he said, ¡°Did he force you to be a slave? I¡­ I can join the Base Defense Team in two years at most. I won¡¯t burden you for too long! You don¡¯t have to do this for us!¡± Chen Feng shook his head and squatted down seriously. He said, ¡°He didn¡¯t force me to become a slave. He¡¯s giving us a new place to live.¡± While Chen Feng and the children are discussing things on their side, Li Weilan¡¯s gaze roams around the room. Even if there are no other traces, some kind of intuition keeps telling him repeatedly that she was the one who fed these children and played games with them. It cannot and will not be anyone else. Li Weilan even hoped that she was not convenient to appear in front of him, but it might not be the case for the children. However, in front of those timid eyes, Li Weilan finally sighed. A little girl in the corner might have seen the anxiety and urgency in his eyes and came over to whisper to Li Weilan, ¡°There was a big cat just now. It was so good and played with us for a while, rolled around and rubbed its belly. It just left¡­¡± ¡°Wasn¡¯t it a sister?¡± Li Weilan persistently asked. Maybe the sister turned into a cat? ¡°No, big brother,¡± the little girl softly denied. Li Weilan sighed lightly, nodded, and turned to Chen Feng, ¡°These should be all 20 children you mentioned, right?¡± Chen Feng nodded. ¡°I will prepare the rations and send them to you,¡± Li Weilan¡¯s mood was slightly low, but he still said, ¡°Don¡¯t forget what you promised me.¡± On the way home with Xi Nan, they remained silent. Xi Nan might have realized his subtle mood and didn¡¯t say much on the way. Until the two entered the door and Li Weilan saw the small box on the table with the familiar and beautiful handwriting that read ¡°A small gift prepared for the children,¡± a hint of smile finally flashed in his eyes. Shen Cheng sat in front of her phone, looking at the system prompts that popped up in a row. [Li Weilan picked up ¡®Little Angel Phone Watch,¡¯ ¡®Children¡¯s Self-Defense Toy¡¯ (for children only).] She finally breathed a sigh of relief. The ¡°Little Angel Phone Watch¡± has functions such as positioning and emergency contact, while the appearance of the self-defense toy looks like a small keychain, but just by looking at the description of [opening can guarantee absolute safety for 1 hour], as long as these two tools are distributed to the children, their safety should not be a problem. Shen Cheng just felt sorry for the children just now, so she hastily prepared some food to feed them. But when it comes to props, she intends to let her protagonist distribute them. This way, she can also let cub gain some love points. Cost-effective! However, soon she looked at the remaining products in the Children¡¯s Day gift bag and felt a little restless in her heart. After the update, the mall probably wanted to coordinate with a real-life event and stimulate players¡¯ desire to spend money. They added a Children¡¯s Day gift pack, which includes a ¡°plush toy*1¡± that can only be used by children. This is the same toy cat that the children were playing with earlier after they finished eating. The phone watch and self-defense items are mission props and cannot be used casually, but there are other items in the gift pack for adults to use with their children. [SpongeBob Parent-Child Outfit: lasts for 12 hours. When you wear it, you can transform into SpongeBob, whom children love. Wear it and interact with your children!] Feeling a little tempted to see cub wear a SpongeBob outfit? But I feel like¡­ Zaizai might not be happy! Shen Cheng recalled when he dressed cub in a military uniform. If he looked heroic in that outfit, he would definitely look cute and adorable in this one! Shen Cheng looked at cub, who was frowning and lost in thought, and saw that he had already returned to his room. She chuckled to herself, took out the SpongeBob Parent-Child Outfit, and clicked [Change Outfit with One Click.] On the screen, a bunch of garbled code and stars first appeared above cub¡¯s head, followed by a bunch of black lines. He reached out his hand in disbelief and twisted around to look at the soft and fluffy fabric and collar with two small cat ears. After touching it for a while, he finally had to accept the reality. His face was so black that it could drip water, but there was a faint blush on his cheeks. Shen Cheng had just chuckled softly when cub hung his head in frustration. Li Weilan¡¯s heart was in turmoil. If he didn¡¯t realize that he was being treated like a little kid, he would be the biggest fool! He wouldn¡¯t wear this cute and fluffy outfit, even before the apocalypse, let alone after it! What kind of person did she see him as in her eyes! Wouldn¡¯t it be an eyesore for a grown man to wear this style of clothing! Shen Cheng heard a somewhat nervous, hesitant, and vaguely annoyed voice from the earphones: ¡°Why do I have to wear this?¡± ¡°Of course it¡¯s because it¡¯s cute!¡± Shen Cheng laughed. She now understood why some girls around her like to spend money on buying clothes for their game characters. To be honest, when you see the little character you¡¯re raising change into different styles, it can really satisfy all kinds of desires, and you¡¯ll feel a tingling sensation in your heart, like being tickled in the most itchy spot. SpongeBob and the like, with their soft texture, naturally give off only one feeling, that they¡¯re cute. Translated on ho lo lo novels dot com. So cute that she wanted to gently touch it. Thinking this, Shen Cheng did just that. She reached out and poked the little character¡¯s face on the screen. He looked up with a bewildered face after being poked a few times on the cheek. Shen Cheng laughed and stopped. Li Weilan felt increasingly uneasy. He was an adult man, not a chubby little kid. Playing with a kid and having this kind of interaction with a kid¡­he might feel it¡¯s normal. But having this kind of interaction with an adult man who was full of hard muscles from years of fighting, he felt that something wasn¡¯t quite right. Li Weilan hesitated for a moment. He was indeed afraid that he might trigger some taboo, as he did when he asked, ¡°Can I hear your voice?¡± before, or cause her to disappear for a long time. However, his suspicion about the matter itself outweighed his anxiety. He hesitated for a moment and asked, ¡°What do I look like in your eyes?¡± Shen Cheng was originally rubbing her face. Although this game wasn¡¯t a holographic game and she couldn¡¯t feel the texture of the skin, she felt like she could fully understand the psychological state of the little character on the screen as it reacted to each of her actions. She saw her cub¡¯s lips move, as if it was saying something, but all that came through were ZZZZZ¡¯s electrical noises, except for the first word ¡°what¡±. The screen also flickered for a while and then suddenly made a ¡°popping¡± sound, and the phone made some ZZZZZ noise before turning off automatically. ¡°???¡± The phone turned off by itself! Shen Cheng¡¯s phone had also experienced this kind of thing before. Sometimes, when it was turned on for a long time without restarting or updating the system, the phone would occasionally protest and shut down. But she missed her cub¡¯s words! Shen Cheng was staring at her phone with annoyance, but the little flower kept spinning and spinning. No matter if she tried to force shutdown or tried to charge and turn it back on, she couldn¡¯t solve the problem. She guessed it was because her old phone had insufficient memory and froze. ¡°¡­¡± Looking at the time, it was almost 12 o¡¯clock. Considering that she had completed today¡¯s task, Shen Cheng had to sigh and climb onto the bed to get ready to sleep. In the game, Li Weilan felt the breath of her disappearance almost instantly and sighed softly. As expected, it didn¡¯t work? Was it his greed? It seemed that as he had previously worried, certain words would trigger taboos, and such taboos¡­ perhaps there would be punishment for her. She had already told him not to think too much before, why couldn¡¯t he hold back today? Anyway, he couldn¡¯t harm her. Li Weilan slightly frowned: The two sentences known to have triggered the ¡°disappearance¡± state are ¡°Can I hear your voice?¡± and ¡°What do I look like in your eyes?¡±. In other words, both voice and appearance are taboos? But since they are taboos, it just shows that she couldn¡¯t hear what he was saying before, or what she could see of him was not real. Like a child? Under what circumstances would one be like a child? Li Weilan¡¯s expression gradually became serious under the moonlight. Let¡¯s wait for a while and see how long it takes for her to appear again this time. CH 32 Li Weilan waited until the next day. On the way, he stopped to harvest rice twice. In just a few days, he had become accustomed to the fact that the rice could be harvested every six hours, and it no longer surprised him as it did at the beginning. Perhaps because he had already experienced it once, the waiting process this time was not as unbearable as the last time. However, the feeling of anxiety was not easy to bear. Li Weilan waited until he heard the words ¡°Hello, Li Weilan¡± before he breathed a sigh of relief and let go of his worries. She had come back. Li Weilan checked the time: noon, 12 o¡¯clock. If he remembered correctly, she had appeared at this time many times before. Besides this time, sometimes she would also appear in the morning or evening. Did this mean that her time and his time were synchronized? When Shen Cheng woke up in the morning, her phone, which had been unable to turn on the night before, miraculously worked again. However, her phone was still stuck when she went to bed last night, so she couldn¡¯t set an alarm. She woke up relying on her biological clock, but she was a few minutes late and didn¡¯t have time to play the game. She only had a chance to open it during the lunch break. Today¡¯s daily task was refreshed, showing: [1. Understand the main character¡¯s thoughts 0/1 Task reward 50G] Did Zaizai have something on his mind? Was it something he didn¡¯t finish saying yesterday? Shen Cheng guessed that she must have missed something important: Zaizai had something on his mind and didn¡¯t tell me. Mother¡¯s so sad. In the game, Li Weilan sat on the balcony, staring at the void with a serious expression, thinking deeply. He had changed the cute clothes that Shen Cheng had dressed him in yesterday. Shen Cheng looked at it and saw that the limited-time SpongeBob outfit had expired. She couldn¡¯t help but feel a little disappointed. She lightly poked the stiff and uncomfortable fabric on Zaizai¡¯s body and let out a slight sigh. Ah, when would they release another soft and cute outfit for Zaizai again? Ugh, damn phone, why did it have to get stuck during the limited-time outfit event! But what was on Zaizai¡¯s mind? What was bothering him? Shen Cheng followed the little character¡¯s gaze and found that he was looking towards the direction of the exchange on the screen. She thought for a moment: could it be related to his previous trip to buy food? ¡°Hello, Li Weilan!¡± whispered Shen Cheng, looking around quietly. Li Weilan turned around in response. For some reason, Shen Cheng always felt like she saw a hint of thoughtfulness in his cute, chubby face. Because she was at work, Shen Cheng was using a bubble dialogue mode on her phone. She looked around and realized that no one had noticed her talking to her little character. She relaxed and saw that her cub said something to her on the screen, ¡°I don¡¯t like the clothes from yesterday.¡± Shen Cheng was taken aback. This game company was really unique. Normally, items bought with in-game currency would only increase the character¡¯s friendliness by 1, 2, or 10 points, with the difference being whether the character liked it a lot, liked it, or just somewhat liked it; no one would say something like cub said? But if Zaizai didn¡¯t like it, why? She recalled the description of the clothing in the children¡¯s gift package and finally realized the problem: the description of the SpongeBob SquarePants parent-child outfit included the words ¡°parent-child outfit,¡± but her cub had to wear it alone. Of course he wouldn¡¯t be happy. The way the clothes were designed was wrong, which explained why Zaizai didn¡¯t look happy when he saw them. At this moment, a new option popped up in the game: [Li Weilan hopes you can let him choose his own clothes in the future. Do you agree? A. Okay, of course I¡¯ll listen to you. B. No way, you have to wear what I like. C. Wear the style I like occasionally to show me, okay? Please note: as the player has purchased the voice interaction package, this option must be read out loud to take effect.] Ah, how embarrassing! Shen Cheng looked at the three options and felt like her head was smoking. She couldn¡¯t help but regret a little bit her previous behavior of buying the voice interaction package. Although listening to cub¡¯s clear and cold voice was very charming, having to read out the options herself made her feel like this act of spending money was a trap. However, when she carefully considered the three options, Shen Cheng thought that it was not only the motivation of spending money, but also a kind of benefit to change clothes for her favorite cub. She hesitated for a moment, buried her head under the table like a kitten, and whispered softly, ¡°Can you occasionally wear the style that I like to show me?¡± So embarrassing! Looking at the options was okay, but saying this sentence and reading it out loud was really challenging her limits! Shen Cheng had almost no experience of being so coquettish with people in real life. As she spoke, her face turned red. On the screen, the little person who heard her words seemed to be frozen for a moment, and then after a while, his handsome face turned slightly red. He looked at her through the screen and a thought bubble popped up above his head: ¡°¡­ Okay.¡± Shen Cheng touched her face; it was so hot that it could boil an egg. She felt a little embarrassed as she crawled out from under her desk like a small, embarrassed kitten. Sister Ma at the desk next to her looked at her blushing face and asked in confusion, ¡°Cheng Cheng, are you okay? Is everything all right?¡± Shen Cheng quickly turned off her phone like a monster was hiding inside it, and said in a low and weak voice, ¡°It¡¯s a little hot.¡± In the game, Li Weilan felt her disappear in an instant. His face, which had just turned slightly red, became a little pale. He didn¡¯t expect her to disappear again. In his opinion, the childish outfit from last night was not worth mentioning compared to her efforts. If he hadn¡¯t wanted to test the ¡°disconnection¡± and the mechanism that allowed her to change his clothes instantly, he wouldn¡¯t have said that he didn¡¯t like this idea. He has no right to say such words because she saved his life and gave him a favor that he may never be able to repay. Even if she just let him wear some infant clothes and entertain her family, or even if she made him run outside naked, he wouldn¡¯t harbor any resentment towards her. So when she shyly said, ¡°I like it when you wear them for me occasionally,¡± Li Weilan didn¡¯t know how to respond. Like? Does she really like it? How much does she like it? Amidst the slight burning sensation, a hint of sweetness slowly seeped from a place deep within Li Weilan¡¯s heart, almost causing him to forget the other important matter he had intended to discuss with her. ** Shen Cheng returned home only after setting up her stall for the night. When she looked at the time, it was already past 10:30 pm. She was truly tired from the day¡¯s work. For the past two days, she had been observing the flow of customers and their spending habits, summarizing which fruits had the highest turnover rate and adjusting the variety and proportion of fruits accordingly. She wasn¡¯t good at shouting out her prices, so she had already recorded her voice and displayed small signs with the prices written clearly. This also suited her main target customers, who preferred to just buy and leave without chatting. However, Shen Cheng encountered a difficult situation today. She sold her fruits for 20 yuan per portion, and most young people would just pick one and leave. But then an old woman came along and bargained with her until the price was lowered to 18 yuan. Not only that, but she also spent a long time picking and choosing, wanting to move the fruits from one plate to another, only finding fault with the small portion that she had already gotten for a bargain price. The old woman was very loud and took up around 20 minutes of business time. If it wasn¡¯t for Sister Ma helping her out, Shen Cheng estimated that her earnings for the rest of the night would have been significantly affected. In her life, she had to admit that she rarely dealt with such people. Usually, she would keep her distance from them ¨C she couldn¡¯t afford to provoke them and had to hide instead. But since she had come out to sell her fruits and make a living, she had to learn to deal with such people. In her heart, Shen Cheng was actually quite worried: she was most afraid of conflicts with others. After her parents passed away, she was raised by several relatives in turn. Whenever she argued or expressed her opinions for her own rights, even if it was just a few words, she would either receive a slap or be insulted for not being grateful enough¡­ Looking back, Shen Cheng still felt a tightness in her chest. Translated on ho lo lo novels dot com. She sighed lightly and convinced herself not to think about the past anymore. She quickly opened the game and planned to complete the daily tasks before going to bed. She wondered if when the cub had replied ¡°I don¡¯t like that outfit.¡± Opening the game, the daily tasks were still there, unchanged. Well, it seems it wasn¡¯t his concern. Shen Cheng checked and saw that her cub was currently located in the ¡°dilapidated old house,¡± probably with the same group of children from yesterday. Li Weilan was indeed communicating with those children from yesterday. Since she had already decided to make them future residents of Noah¡¯s base, Li Weilan would not object to her decision. However, to become a member of Noah¡¯s base, in his opinion, one must first make a ¡°declaration of allegiance.¡± If before he was worried about the safety of these children when sending them out to run errands, with those high-tech toys, Li Weilan knew the timing was ripe. He gave them the task of spreading the message to the base. Tell more people with abilities about the incorrect pollution levels of the rice that the base had sent out this month. The children¡¯s words, even their chatter, were nothing out of the ordinary. Furthermore, they were just a few homeless children, so even if the base wanted to investigate, they wouldn¡¯t be able to find the source. This pond was originally still water, but throw a stone into it, and it will quickly ripple. These children had already completed the task he had given them to spread the message outside, and now they were reporting back to him one by one. At this moment, when Shen Cheng logged in, she only heard the children excitedly going to get food. Li Weilan let out a soft sigh. Ah! This was today¡¯s daily task ¨C Zhaizhai¡¯s concern, right? Sure enough, a sentence suddenly floated on top of Li Weilan¡¯s head: ¡°It would be great if I could know the immediate reaction in the black market.¡± Hey! This is easy to accomplish! Shen Cheng grinned and rubbed her hands together. Wouldn¡¯t be too shameless, right? Now, isn¡¯t it time for cub to ask me for help? Thingyan: I always feel sad for Cheng Cheng. A young girl trying to survive all alone in this big big world (??? -??) CH 33 What¡¯s the immediate reaction from the black market? Shen Cheng scrolled through the online store and saw a basic surveillance camera for 30G in the items section under the gold coin purchase column. The price was roughly equivalent to the cost of a daily task. [The basic surveillance camera covers an area of 10 square meters (must be manually placed), is invisible, not waterproof, and requires a monitoring distance¡­] The ¡°must be manually placed¡± made her a little worried, but when she looked through the store again, the intermediate and advanced versions were priced at 200G and 400G respectively, which exceeded her budget. Shen Cheng didn¡¯t click to buy directly, but instead checked today¡¯s daily tasks. Sure enough, after learning about Li Weilan¡¯s surveillance needs, the daily task for today showed ¡°completed.¡± Her current total gold coins had reached 170G, and with a few more days of daily tasks, she could upgrade her field once. Shen Cheng thought to herself that she still had to save her gold coins since she hadn¡¯t completed her main task of storing rice, so it caused her to be hesitant between the basic, intermediate, and advanced cameras. She hadn¡¯t decided which one to buy yet when her cub¡¯s voice suddenly came through her earphones. ¡°Can you help me?¡± ¡°!!!¡± The cold voice contained a hint of expectation, but Shen Cheng felt her face flush. The voice coming through her earphones sounded like he was whispering in her ear. On the screen, the character¡¯s face turned towards her direction as if they were looking at each other through the screen, even though there was an invisible galaxy separating them. Shen Cheng suddenly felt that she could feel the focus and persistence in her cub¡¯s eyes. Shen Cheng looked at the three surveillance items on the screen and quietly read out the descriptions behind them, focusing on the monitoring distance and coverage area, but of course, she didn¡¯t mention the gold coin prices. Li Weilan listened carefully and responded after she finished reading, ¡°The advanced one is of course very good, but it¡¯s expensive, right?¡± Expensive? Ah, my cub is actually thinking of saving me money! Shen Cheng felt her heart warm and her mouth involuntarily curved upwards. ¡°Whether it¡¯s expensive or not doesn¡¯t matter, what matters is whether you can use it.¡± Shen Cheng realized she might have said something wrong after speaking. No, no, no, Mom isn¡¯t saying that no matter how expensive it is, I¡¯ll still buy it for you. It¡¯s just that the price of this one is within Mom¡¯s budget! But she thought for a moment, realizing she wouldn¡¯t be able to explain the difference between the price in gold coins and RMB, so she skipped over that part. Li Weilan¡¯s eyebrows moved slightly. Then he smiled, ¡°basic level is enough, it doesn¡¯t matter if it¡¯s manually placed. I happen to be going to see Li Mo anyway.¡± In less than a minute, he heard a ¡°beep¡± sound and a small object, like a button, fell into his palm. It had the words ¡°Basic Surveillance Camera¡± written on it. Her breath became faint. Feeling her departure, Li Weilan¡¯s expression finally revealed a hint of nervousness. Could there be invisible surveillance cameras around him, devices that can monitor him 24 hours a day? Is this why she can communicate with him anytime, anywhere and see what he¡¯s doing? Is she monitoring him? Even when he eats, drinks, and uses the bathroom? The question he asked actually had a deeper meaning. He wanted to know if ¡°money¡± still held any value in her world. He could hear from her voice that she was not well-experienced and not good at refusing people. Judging from her way of doing things, her character is soft and kind-hearted. How could such a person possibly survive in the post-apocalyptic wasteland? Could it be that they live in different worlds? In her eyes, he was just a young child. Could her true form be some kind of extraterrestrial monster? In Li Weilan¡¯s mind, he immediately imagined a plump and powerful reptilian extraterrestrial monster from a fantasy novel, one that could swing its tail and send a mountain flying, carrying a huge base wherever it went. Only an invincible race that is powerful enough to carry around a huge treasure and not be afraid of being robbed would fit her soft and generous personality. He laughed after thinking for a moment, but then he felt like he might be going crazy. He shook his head abruptly, trying to get rid of the absurd ideas in his head. ¡°How is that possible?¡± *** When Li Weilan passed by the City Hall on his way to the black market, he saw a group of people with abilities gathered at the entrance, as the news spread by the children had predicted. When an ability user realized that what they had worked hard for a month was a scam, even the most honest ones would explode like water in a frying pan at the slightest provocation. A faint smile appeared on Li Weilan¡¯s lips. He went into the black market, where Li Mo quickly received him. Li Weilan stood by the window, looking at the protesting crowd not far away. He placed his hand on the window sill, and the monitor became immediately invisible, just as she had said. Li Mo also saw his hand on the window, and walked over suspiciously to take a look. He found no problems and said, ¡°Mr. Lan, we have only collected half of the amount you requested.¡± He pointed to the protesting crowd below. ¡°The grievances are too great, and we have to consider the impact.¡± ¡°Impact?¡± Li Weilan¡¯s face revealed a hint of sarcasm. ¡°Even a large base like yours has to consider the impact? As long as people aren¡¯t starving to death, these low-level ability users are everywhere. If they make a fuss, just beat them up. If they don¡¯t agree, kick them out and recruit more. I never thought Tenglong would be so weak.¡± ¡°¡­What is Mr. Lan talking about?¡± Li Mo was just trying to raise the price. The upper levels of the base had sent people to investigate the card ¨C it was a real card, and the credit points inside were real too. But they couldn¡¯t find out who the cardholder was. After the apocalypse, communication between bases was almost completely cut off. Some isolated small bases occupied strategic locations or had special resources, and Lan Li was one of them in their eyes. The small base lacks food. Does that mean the big base doesn¡¯t lack food? Low pollution food is hard currency regardless of the base it comes from. The higher-ups at Tenglong said it would be best to¡­ seize the people and goods together after the transaction is completed. But there is a prerequisite for doing this, and that is strength. If you provoke a higher-level ability user that you can¡¯t afford to offend, it will become a losing proposition. Li Mo listened to Lan Li¡¯s words and felt that he wasn¡¯t easy to deal with. He vaguely frowned: ¡°Indeed, it¡¯s difficult¡­¡± As soon as the words fell, ¡°Thunder¡± flashed in Li Weilan¡¯s hand, and the blade glimmered, vaguely reflecting Li Mo¡¯s expression that turned from greed to fear in an instant. The knife in Lan Li¡¯s hand was sealed with high-level lightning ability, this damn rich second-generation really had money! Such a knife, if it were to be auctioned, it would start at least at a hundred thousand! Translated on ho lo lo novels dot com. Lan Li sneered, ¡°I don¡¯t care about the excuses you¡¯ve made. All I know is that you promised me something, and you have to do it!¡± Li Mo weighed the gap in his strength with the other party and reluctantly agreed. He sighed that his original idea was bankrupt but heard the man in front of him suddenly say, ¡°I¡¯ll give you an extra 10% commission if you help me collect a bit more, without any excuses. If you can collect a total of 300,000 credits, I¡¯ll pay the balance together with you.¡± Li Mo was stunned. He originally asked for 100,000, but now it was raised to 300,000¡­ For this kind of bulk purchase, the deposit is generally around 30 points. This man was considered to be polite by adding 10% commission. Li Mo thought about the commission he could get from this deal and looked at the knife in the man¡¯s hand. After hesitating for a moment, he finally nodded and agreed, ¡°Okay.¡± Shen Cheng watched the entire process of the deal between her cub and this ¡®merchant.¡¯ When Li Weilan walked out of the black market door, she whispered, ¡°I don¡¯t have another 100,000.¡± She was a bit aggrieved. Wu Wu Wu, if there were still 100,000 credits available, mother would buy them for you. But, cub, that¡¯s a ¡®limited-time purchase,¡¯ and it¡¯s only limited to one purchase. The game probably doesn¡¯t want to have inflation or something? Her voice had a hint of shame. Li Weilan stopped in his tracks. He was very sensitive to people¡¯s feelings. If his feeling wasn¡¯t wrong, she was feeling ashamed. Li Weilan didn¡¯t actually mean to ask for another 100,000. When he heard her voice, he couldn¡¯t help but slightly curve his lips and said naturally, ¡°I don¡¯t need another 100,000.¡± ¡°Eh?¡± Shen Cheng was stunned for a moment. Li Weilan smiled faintly but didn¡¯t have time to explain. He heard her voice with a little bit of disappointment, ¡°Okay then.¡± My cub must be thinking of saving me money! This considerate and thoughtful cub, I always feel¡­ a little guilty towards him? At this moment, a new task popped up in the game: [Sell rice output in the Tenglong base. Task prompt: The selling price must not be less than 20 credits per kilogram, and the identity of the seller must not be detected by the Tenglong base. Sold: 0/4000 (the sold rice still counts towards the total amount in Task 1).] ¡°???¡± Shen Cheng was stunned. In the previous task, her cub asked for 4000 units of rice to be stored. Now, after four days, there were only about 160 units of rice left in the warehouse. But Zaizai wanted to start selling the rice in the warehouse? Sell to whom? How can the identity of the seller not be detected by the Tenglong base? And¡­ At this moment, a distressed ability user walked past on the screen. He seemed to be carrying a heavy burden and bumped into Li Weilan¡¯s shoulder without noticing it. He apologized and left in a daze, but Shen Cheng saw a new status appear above his head: [Available rice for sale: 0/100] Huh! Shen Cheng adjusted the camera angle and found that everyone passing by on the roadside, who seemed to have just come from the direction of the city hall, had this status: [Available rice for sale: 0/60], [Available rice for sale: 0/20], etc. Although the amounts were different, this clearly indicated the direction of this task: the daily output must be sold in small quantities to these ability users. What does Zaizai want to do? A huge question mark popped up in Shen Cheng¡¯s mind. CH 34 Shen Cheng thought for a moment, clicked the ¡°trade¡± button with the ability user who only demanded ¡°0/20¡±, then dragged out 20 portions of rice according to the system¡¯s prompt, placed them on his side, and clicked ¡°confirm trade¡±. Power ability user Zhang Ming had just returned from the municipal hall. He had received wind of a rumor circulating in the base that the commission they received this month, i.e. rice and grains, were all of low quality. The rumor claimed that the base gave them high-pollution rice instead of low-pollution rice. At first, Zhang Ming was skeptical until more people began to confirm it. He then took some samples and secretly had them tested by his relatives who worked at the Academy of Sciences. The results left him infuriated: the rumors were true! The base had given them low-quality rice in place of high-quality rice. This was tantamount to playing with people¡¯s lives. However, the thought of rebelling only flashed through Zhang Ming¡¯s mind. Before the end of the world, he was just a farmer. Even after the apocalypse, he still carried some of the traditional farmer¡¯s simple-mindedness. As long as he had enough to eat, he could barely survive. Rebellion was the last resort. Earlier, Zhang Ming watched as the base military maintaining order outside the municipal hall easily subdued the protesters. He knew these people were no match for the base¡¯s control. Quietly, Zhang Ming slipped away. He was afraid. Although his base construction job barely made ends meet, it was still better than wandering on the wasteland. If he was driven out of the base, what would happen to his son and wife? Would they die in the wilderness? Zhang Ming didn¡¯t want to rebel. He could only pray to the heavens, hoping that next month would return to normal. The base still had to consider the majority of ability users and not go too far. Sighing as he walked down the road, Zhang Ming brushed shoulders with a cloaked man and suddenly heard a mechanical, androgynous voice in his ear: ¡°Do you want to buy rice?¡± ¡°????¡± Zhang Ming widened his eyes. He did have credit points. He himself didn¡¯t mind. Adults could still endure some hardship. After all, the outbreak of ability user riots was still far away, and he couldn¡¯t think that far ahead. But what about his son? Zhang Ming didn¡¯t care if this was a trap or not. He saw it as a lifeline and whispered, ¡°Yes! I want as much as you have!¡± After some consideration, Shen Cheng clicked the ¡°trade¡± button with the ability user whose requirement was only ¡°0/20¡±, then dragged out 20 portions of rice according to the system prompt and placed them on his side. He then clicked ¡°confirm trade¡±. ¡°20 credits per kilogram, 5% pollution, a total of 20 kilograms. Are you sure you want to proceed with the transaction?¡± The mechanical voice repeated. ¡°Confirmed!¡± Zhang Ming¡¯s eyes widened upon hearing the 5% pollution rate, and he impatiently confirmed the transaction as soon as the voice finished speaking. The next second, he heard a ¡°beep¡± and the voice said, ¡°Transaction completed. The goods have been safely placed in your home.¡± Zhang Ming returned home in a daze. He had empty hands and a bewildered look on his face. If it weren¡¯t for the unidentified person telling him to ¡°check at home,¡± he would have thought he had dreamed it all up. However, when he arrived home, his wife had already prepared dinner and their son was eating voraciously at the table. His son¡¯s face, which had become pale and gaunt from hunger, lit up with a cute and sweet smile when he saw Zhang Ming and he ran over to hug him, exclaiming, ¡°Daddy! Come eat!¡± Zhang Ming looked at the rice bags piled up on the kitchen floor and, in a daze, opened his credit card to check. Sure enough, 200 credits were missing. It wasn¡¯t his imagination! But his wife pulled him aside, looking anxious, and whispered, ¡°Honey, who sent the rice? Little Bao was so hungry that I boiled some for him. There was a note in the rice bag¡­¡± She handed him the note, which had a line of small print that read ¡°Keep it confidential.¡± Keep it confidential, keep it confidential! Zhang Ming¡¯s gaze fell on the two bags of white rice, his face turning green and then white. He lowered his voice and told his wife, ¡°Hide this for now. Give our son a little bit to eat each day, and don¡¯t let him¡­ ¡± he gritted his teeth and whispered, ¡°eat too much, so that others won¡¯t notice.¡± Eating rice with low level of pollution, you can clearly see it from a child¡¯s complexion. That¡¯s why the children of the leaders in the base are all chubby and healthy, while those who do hard labor often have their children die young. As Zhang Ming watched his child devour the rice hungrily, he couldn¡¯t help feeling a chill in his heart. The rice seller had asked them to keep it a secret, but would the base even confiscate the rice they bought outside? Shen Cheng didn¡¯t know exactly what had happened in the game. She had completed 160 transactions, selling rice to four people. After completing these tasks, her cub suddenly spoke up, smiling, ¡°We earned a total of 3200 credit points today!¡± His excited look was like that of a household cat bringing back a mouse and rubbing its head against you. It made her feel a little envious. Although 3200 credit points were completely useless to her ¨C she had bought 100,000 credit points for only one yuan ¨C she couldn¡¯t help but reach out and gently tap his head and the smile at the corner of his mouth. ¡°Li Weilan is the best!¡± Li Weilan smiled faintly, but his heart sank a little. Although praise made people happy and dizzy, the tone she used was like that of coaxing a young child. It confirmed his other suspicion: credit points were useless to her. In her world, credit points are worthless! In this post-apocalyptic world, credit points were a kind of hard currency that was universally accepted wherever you went. Since the credit points are of no use to her, it can only prove one thing: she does not live in his world! She¡¯s not living in this dimension, or not living in this world¡­either way, it¡¯s not a happy thing. Shen Cheng saw the smiling expression on the cub¡¯s face, but the small heart on his head kept breaking and reassembling, like his smile was all a disguise. Why is he sad again? Shen Cheng thought back: Ah, could it be that my tone was too perfunctory and was noticed? Okay, okay, let¡¯s start over. The AI intelligence of this game is too high. Shen Cheng blinked and organized her language, earnestly blowing rainbow farts to the cub: ¡°Now that rice prices are so high, we can earn back 100,000 credit points by selling for another 20 days! If I had your business acumen¡­¡± Li Weilan remembered the last sentence ¡°If I had your business acumen¡± in his heart. He felt that her simulated image was now even clearer than before. Previously, he thought she must be a powerful and gentle giant, but from her words, he guessed that she also lived in a society, which means that the principles of interaction between humans also apply to her. In this way, his abilities are not completely useless to her. Li Weilan felt somewhat happy in his heart, pursed his lips and said earnestly, ¡°What I have is yours.¡± Shen Cheng¡¯s heart skipped a beat. Although it was only something said in the game, she felt¡­her heart shook for some reason? Hmm, it¡¯s not mom¡¯s problem, it¡¯s just that my cub is too good at flirting! Shen Cheng was about to speak, but the system popped up with a new prompt: [Li Weilan proposes to sign a primary sharing contract with you, which will share system space and credit points with you. Do you agree? Y/N (Please note that after agreeing to this option, you will enter 24-hour system maintenance. Please choose carefully.)] Shen Cheng was stunned. Translated on ho lo lo novels dot com. What does this mean? Don¡¯t I already share system space with cub? The plants I planted in the system, Zaizai can also deal with them! Shen Cheng clicked on the ¡°primary sharing contract¡± with the blue highlighted characters below, and took a brief look. She found that there were a bunch of legal articles inside. The general idea was a bit like an ¡°adoption agreement¡± with words and lines that said: do not abandon, do not abuse, do what you can. Especially the column ¡°cannot be abandoned¡±, there was a bold font that was particularly prominent, which said, ¡°cannot delete the game without Li Weilan¡¯s permission, otherwise there may be serious consequences.¡± ¡°¡­¡± Shen Cheng felt a subtle feeling in her heart for a moment. To say that she wouldn¡¯t casually delete the game, she felt that there was no problem: the game was so good, and she was still interested in it. She wouldn¡¯t casually delete the game. But this ¡°serious consequence¡±¡­ Is it that the game company will come to collect debts and she will have to pay the monthly subscription fees? And to say to the cub that she has raised with so much effort, ¡°I¡¯m going to delete you¡±? Even if she didn¡¯t want to play the game anymore, she couldn¡¯t say something so cruel! How could she possibly say such a heartless thing to her own cub that she has raised? Shen Cheng couldn¡¯t help but hesitate for a moment. Eventually, she decided to sign the contract, but she felt that something was not quite right. While she was hesitating, in front of Li Weilan appeared a light blue frame. He was stunned. [Confirm sharing your system space and credit points with ¡°XX¡±? Please note: This is the only option. If you agree, you cannot break the contract halfway through. If you disagree, this option will not appear again. Please choose carefully.] ¡°XX?¡± Those two words were blacked out by mosaic font. Based on Li Weilan¡¯s personality, a transaction like this without even revealing the name seemed like a trap, and he would never agree to it. However, he looked at the only option, which would not appear again, and his lips suddenly hooked up slightly. Life was already an irreversible gamble, and he had already placed his bet on this gamble. Without hesitation, he clicked ¡°Y¡±, and the cursor suddenly jumped, turning into a new line of light blue font: [Please wait for ¡°XX¡± to make a selection.] She had to make a choice too? How would she choose? The price he had to pay was his space and points¡­ Points were of no use to her, and she could already freely enter and exit the space. Everything that belonged to him had no attraction for her. If she refused¡­ If she refused¡­ Li Weilan stared at the line of words in the void, and his calm eyes gradually became restless. In just a few tens of seconds, Li Weilan¡¯s forehead was covered in sweat, and his complexion gradually turned pale. Then, when he could barely bear it any longer, the screen flickered and a new line of words appeared: [The contract has been completed. Please wait for 24 hours.] ¡°???¡± Li Weilan was stunned for a moment. A frenzy of joy surged up in his heart, overwhelming all other feelings. The only thought he could think of was repeating in his mind: She agreed! She agreed! Thingyan: Damn, as expected of male lead sama, Cub was way too smart, figuring out that Cheng Cheng might be from a different world CH 35 After much hesitation, Shen Cheng finally clicked ¡°YES¡± and agreed. Her hesitation wasn¡¯t mainly about the serious consequences, but rather as a player, she knew that her love for the game couldn¡¯t last forever. Today, she liked this paper person, but tomorrow she might fall in love with another paper person¡­ When it¡¯s time to say goodbye, perhaps silence is the best breakup. She didn¡¯t want to hear the paper person she liked, even if it was just a two-dimensional character, say, ¡°I¡¯m sorry, starting tomorrow, I¡¯ll climb over another wall, and I can¡¯t come see you anymore.¡± Shen Cheng could even imagine the broken expression and sad voice of cub, and she thought that even the most heartless person would find it hard to uninstall the game. Shen Cheng knew that her heart had not yet turned into stone or rotten wood. So she hesitated for a while. But soon, she remembered the happy times she had spent in the game, as well as the wisdom and strength she had gained from cub. Shen Cheng thought again and pressed [Y]. The reason was simple: for now, she couldn¡¯t say goodbye to the game, and by the time she stopped playing, it might be a long time from now. She would deal with it when the time come. Thinking too much about the future would only make her current happiness fade! After pressing ¡°YES,¡± the game closed, and when she tried to reopen it, it kept showing [game updating, please wait]. Shen Cheng couldn¡¯t help but mutter to herself, ¡°The updates are taking longer and longer.¡± She looked at the time and decided to go to sleep. After a full 24 hours passed and her phone finally displayed [game update complete], Shen Cheng opened the game. [Congratulations, player. You have completed the initial contract with the main character. The game is now open: 1. The credit point-to-RMB exchange rate is 1000:1. 2. Spatial items are now tangible. Today¡¯s capacity is 0/1. (This function requires the main character¡¯s mental power, currently at level 10.)] ¡°?!¡± Shen Cheng was shocked. The first one is relatively easy to understand. Some games do have this feature where players can exchange in-game coins for real-life RMB points cards and other physical items to make it easier for gold farming studios and the like. But the second one is unheard of! Objectification of spatial items¡­ does that mean things in the space can be accessed in reality too? If I plant an apple tree in the space, can I also get apples in reality? Isn¡¯t this all messed up?! After a moment of stunned silence, instead of immediately seeking out Li Weilan like usual, Shen Cheng opened up the ¡°Space¡±. She happened to have a box of condoms they got from Walmart earlier in the Space, so she took out one of them and pressed the ¡°objectification¡± button. The game popped up a new prompt: [Are you sure you want to objectify XXXXX condoms (one box)? (Costs 5 points of mental energy)] It¡¯s really possible? Shen Cheng¡¯s eyes widened strangely. She clicked ¡°confirm¡±. ¡°Objectification complete, please wait for delivery.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡± Shen Cheng couldn¡¯t help but lower her head and shook it with a half-smile. Okay, I was thinking too much. She knew it was just a gimmick in the game. She did have a moment of doubt that this game might have the ability to objectify items, given the high AI intelligence and complex dialogue lines. This wasn¡¯t a normal game, and the other side wasn¡¯t an NPC either. But the word ¡°delivery¡± broke her previous suspicion. Even Shen Cheng felt that her previous thoughts were childish and funny. She tried grabbing a real apple and silently saying, ¡°I want to put the apple into the game.¡± But there was no response from the apple at all. ¡°I overthought it. I overthought it,¡± she thought. However, even if she had overthought it, the idea of exchanging credit points for RMB was still a little tempting! Shen Cheng looked at the display above, which showed ¡°4000 credit points,¡± and couldn¡¯t help but feel a little happy: rounding it up, she had earned back 4 yuan by playing the game! Although she wouldn¡¯t exchange her cub¡¯s hard-earned points for RMB, she couldn¡¯t help feeling that her behavior of spending money in the game wasn¡¯t so extravagant after all, considering that she could earn RMB just by *AFK-ing. (T/N: AFK = Away From Keyboard. Courtesy of reader Kay coz I didn¡¯t know what it was lol) Li Weilan felt a slight energy fluctuation and checked the time: it had been exactly 24 hours since the screen had appeared and disappeared yesterday. A few seconds later, he felt an unusual wave of energy in his space, and the entire space seemed to tremble. Was it her? Li Weilan hurriedly opened the space, and found that the warehouse was slightly messy, with a box of boxes torn open and the contents scattered on the ground. Li Weilan took a glance, and his face involuntarily twisted slightly: it had been opened, and one box was missing¡­ It was condoms. She took a box of condoms? What did she need it for? Was she going to use it like some children who blow up balloons? Or did she see it as a storage container? Li Weilan imagined those scenes, and his face turned pale. At that moment, Shen Cheng cut back to the main character¡¯s page, and she saw the little person standing in front of the mountain of condoms that she had materialized, looking dazed with his eyes fixed on it. She couldn¡¯t help blushing slightly. Although she doesn¡¯t think cub would think so much, but¡­ still feel a little shy! She quickly closed the opening of the box with her fingers and put the box back on the small hill. Li Weilan watched her eager actions and vaguely guessed the meaning of the ¡°shared credit points and space¡± from the missing box of condoms earlier. Does this mean that she can also access the things in his space from now on? However, this access may have certain restrictions, such as the fact that he now clearly feels a loss of his ability to manipulate space. His space-based ability hasn¡¯t felt like this since the last ability riot upgrade, which was a long time ago. The slight fatigue caused by the ability that was drained halfway is nothing compared to taking away just one box of condoms. What if she wanted to try taking weapons like Thunder or even a crystal nucleus today? Or even him? Li Weilan has never felt such a sense of urgency as he does now because he knows deeply that all those possibilities, even the help she may provide and the faintly discernible future, are all based on strength. ** The next day, when Shen Cheng returned home, she saw a package placed outside her room. She looked at the seal on the package and was stunned for a moment: it seemed like someone had opened and then resealed it! There were only a few people in this house, so it seemed there was no need to question who did it. Shen Cheng felt a surge of nameless anger and was instantly annoyed just thinking about it. She took the box and knocked on her roommate¡¯s door several times. After a while, her roommate lazily replied with ¡°coming,¡± and then slowly walked over to open the door. She seemed a bit surprised to see Shen Cheng¡¯s rare angry face and said inexplicably, ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± ¡°The package, did you open it?¡± Shen Cheng hardened her voice for once. The roommate had a slightly ambiguous smile on her face. Seeing this smile, the nameless anger in Shen Cheng¡¯s heart burned even more: What I bought is my own privacy, I respect your privacy and never peep into it. I have no interest in your life with your boyfriend, why do you violate my privacy? ¡°Oh, sorry¡­¡± The roommate apologized, but there wasn¡¯t much sincerity on her face, and even her smile still had a hint of ambiguity. ¡°I accidentally opened it.¡± Seeing that Shen Cheng¡¯s expression was not good, the roommate¡¯s face also darkened slightly. ¡°There are so many fruits piled up in your room, with a strong smell, I thought you bought some household fragrance or something, sorry¡­¡± Shen Cheng was so angry that she couldn¡¯t speak. Translated on ho lo lo novels dot com. The custard apple did have a faint sweet fragrance, a bit like durian when smelled, but she had already put them all in her own room. Moreover, how could she confuse these things! It was clearly out of curiosity about the words ¡°household item¡± on the box that she wanted to open and take a look. Shen Cheng¡¯s face darkened. Although she didn¡¯t want to make things too awkward with her roommate, she impulsively spoke up, ¡°When we were sharing the apartment, you said you wouldn¡¯t bring outsiders back, but I¡¯ve seen it happened several times, and it¡¯s really inconvenient¡­¡± ¡°What¡¯s so inconvenient about that?¡± Her roommate¡¯s tone was dissatisfied, and before she finished speaking, a tall man walked out from behind her. It was her boyfriend. Shen Cheng didn¡¯t expect her roommate¡¯s boyfriend to still be here. The man was already standing behind her roommate, looking displeased. He said to his girlfriend, ¡°Didn¡¯t you say your roommate is easy to get along with? What kind of talk is this?¡± Shen Cheng took two steps back. Before she could say anything, the man had already looked her up and down. ¡°You come back so late every day, don¡¯t know what you¡¯re busy with, buying so many condoms, making yourself look like you¡¯re too good for a normal life¡­¡± A wise man doesn¡¯t fight when the odds are against him. When Shen Cheng argued with her roommate, she didn¡¯t expect her roommate¡¯s boyfriend to be at home today. From the looks of him, he wasn¡¯t someone who could be reasoned with. If she were to confront them head-on or even get physical, she would definitely be the one to suffer. Even if she scolded them, no one could stand up for her. Thinking of this, Shen Cheng¡¯s heart felt as if it was being choked, and she barely managed to say, ¡°Don¡¯t go too far, worry about yourselves,¡± and slammed the door shut with a ¡°bang¡± and went into her own room. At the entrance, two snippets of conversation could be vaguely heard: ¡°Oh, she got mad.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t care about her. She¡¯s so melodramatic.¡± With gritted teeth and trembling hands, she opened the game. For some reason, she really wanted to tell her little companion, ¡°I almost died of anger today!¡± There was no one to talk to about the frustrations in her life. Mother probably¡­ only has to cry with you, Zaizai. Li Weilan keenly sensed that her mood today was a bit unstable. He had guessed that the giant monster also had social activities, but he had not expected that she, who was both gentle and powerful, would clearly have a hint of crying in her voice after saying ¡°Hello, Li Weilan.¡± Her voice was unmistakably suppressed, and although she didn¡¯t say it directly, it was clear that she was trying hard to suppress her emotions. What¡¯s wrong with her? Was she bullied? Was it¡­an even bigger monster? Thingyan: Ugggh roommates, I never liked having roommates. CH 36 What is her life like? For the first time, Li Weilan wanted to get a deeper understanding of her life. But he clearly remembered that their previous conversations that touched on sensitive issues had caused her to disappear twice. Directly asking was impossible, so he had to find a way to help her solve her problems. With her gentle personality, it was highly likely that she was being bullied by others. Earlier, there was a hint of a crying tone in her voice, indicating that something had happened before she came to see him. A twinge of secret pain passed through Li Weilan¡¯s heart. Did she not have any friends or family in her life? Someone so gentle like her should also be treated gently. On the screen, the little character turned to the sky outside the window, and a speech bubble and a shallow tone appeared together, ¡°It¡¯s raining today. The base is full of mud, and the temperature has dropped. In the cold rain, at least we have a roof over our heads. More people may have already died.¡± ¡°¡­¡± Geez, that¡¯s such a depressing thing to say. Maybe Li Weilan was trying to comfort her by saying that it¡¯s good to just be alive, but thinking about his own aimless and mundane life, he couldn¡¯t help but feel that¡­it was not even so bad that the doomsday came. Li Weilan heard her long silence and hesitated for a moment. Finally, he made up his mind and asked softly, ¡°Do you want to hear my story?¡± ¡°?¡± Shen Cheng widened her eyes. On the screen, a new prompt popped up in the game: [Li Weilan voluntarily opens up to you. Do you want to view Memory Orb (No.1)?] The little figure on the screen smiled at her without any shadow. Looking at his smile, which now even carried a hint of tenderness, Shen Cheng suddenly remembered the first time she saw him, when he was barely alive and tied to a cross. Although Shen Cheng didn¡¯t know what memories were in Memory Orb No.1, she hesitated for a moment before clicking ¡°yes.¡± The camera turned, and Shen Cheng¡¯s screen switched to the real-life original drawing. Her breath caught in her throat: everything she had seen before was the Q version of the little figure, and suddenly she saw the quality of the real-life version. Even though the cub¡¯s facial features were softer at that time, there was no doubt that if he had always appeared in front of her with this face, she probably wouldn¡¯t even be able to call him ¡°cub¡±! ** Li Weilan walked ahead, followed by a pair of completely unfamiliar man and woman. The baseball bat in Li Weilan¡¯s hand was already covered in blood and flesh, and his body was splattered with blood. He looked around cautiously: obviously, they had not yet escaped the danger. Through the screen, Shen Cheng could see that there were still some slow-moving zombies wandering in the distance, in the lecture halls, dormitory building, and even the playground. Compared to the Q version zombies she had seen on the game screen before, this time the zombies looked more realistic, but in terms of speed and sense of smell, they didn¡¯t seem to have the strong attacking power of the zombies they had seen later? Could it be that this memory was from the beginning of the apocalypse? Li Weilan¡¯s chest was slightly heaving, and he tried not to make too much noise. Shen Cheng followed his gaze and found that their destination seemed to be the school convenience store. ¡°Right! The apocalypse has just begun. They should collect supplies quickly while the zombies¡¯ speed and attack power are not too terrifying yet,¡± said Shen Cheng. Shen Cheng glanced at the backpack on Li Weilan¡¯s back and guessed that he hadn¡¯t activated his spatial ability yet. She became a little worried. Although she knew that Zaizai had survived safely until they met, she wondered how he managed to survive. Li Weilan pulled the couple behind a pole on the school playground and whispered to the man, ¡°Xiao Gang, did you see the movement trajectory of that zombie?¡± The man nodded. He was referring to the large zombie that had been hovering around the convenience store, wearing the school security guard¡¯s clothes. One of its eyes had been gouged out, and it limped from left to right and right to left. When it turned its back to them, it was conveniently downwind. They could slip in at that moment to avoid intense fighting. They all knew there was food in the convenience store. Li Weilan didn¡¯t want to come out yet. He wanted to wait a few more days, but if they waited, when the food in the convenience store was gone, they would have to take the risk of going to the supermarket, and it would be even more dangerous. After all, the school was on summer vacation, and there were fewer people around, and there were fewer people to compete with them. He came, but looking at the decaying and unrecognizable large zombie, his heart was filled with fear: What if he became like this? What would happen to his father? What would happen to his mother? What would happen to Yan Yan? Li Weilan didn¡¯t notice the intense fluctuation in his heart due to fear. His attention was focused on the big zombie. The door of the convenience store was only slightly ajar. The plan was that they would rush over, close the door, pull down the iron gate, grab some food, and leave through the back door. As long as they had the first supplies, their chances of survival would be much higher. ¡°Count to five¡­¡± he observed the zombie¡¯s movements and whispered, ¡°Then we¡¯ll charge together!¡± He had his back to the couple and did not notice the trickery behind him, but Shen Cheng saw it all. The girl behind the man gently tugged at his clothes and pointed to Li Weilan, who was watching intently ahead, and mouthed, ¡°Let him go first!¡± Shen Cheng was almost instantly filled with anger. Why are there always such selfish people everywhere? Li Weilan counted to five, and while the zombie was facing away from them, he quickly ran into the convenience store. Translated on ho lo lo novels dot com. Just as he reached the store, he saw the zombie at the door suddenly turn around and sniff the air, nose twitching. As soon as it smelled the scent of humans, it pounced! The stench of rotting flesh and the sight of its disembodied eyeballs getting closer and closer overwhelmed Li Weilan. He only had time to take a glance at the motionless clump of grass before he pulled down the shutter, sealing it shut. As soon as the lock clicked into place, a strong smell hit him. Shen Cheng couldn¡¯t help but let out a low exclamation, ¡°Ah!¡± as she looked at her phone. There was a zombie with intact limbs and drooling mouth just about to pounce on him! Li Weilan was clearly caught off guard. As he looked at the female zombie, his club also loosened slightly. He called out softly, ¡°Boss lady!¡± and a hint of sadness flashed in his eyes. Perhaps they knew each other before? Is this female zombie the owner of the school¡¯s convenience store? The female zombie tilted her head slightly as if she were contemplating something, but the brief display of humanity was replaced by pure greed and hunger in an instant. The next moment, she pounced on Li Weilan and tried to bite him! ¡°Boss lady!¡± Li Weilan dodged helplessly. The female zombie didn¡¯t react at all. The zombies outside seemed to have heard the noise from inside and were pounding on the metal door with increasing urgency and speed. Li Weilan kept dodging and clutching his baseball bat, obviously hesitant. The female zombie kept approaching, and finally cornered him against the wall. Suddenly, there was a cracking sound from the metal door, and a zombie security guard with a broken face appeared at the hole they made. At this moment, Li Weilan was also worried. The words ¡°decisive killing¡± were easy to say, but when you were in a familiar environment and saw all the zombies that used to be your acquaintances or friendly people, could you really do it? But if you don¡¯t fight back, by the time the metal door is broken and you¡¯re surrounded on both sides, whether you can survive, let alone get supplies, is unknown! Li Weilan realized this too. He borrowed some force from the ground, kicked the wall hard with his leg, and with a ¡°thud¡±, the female zombie¡¯s skull collapsed, and she fell silently beside the wall. This blow had already exhausted most of his strength. Li Weilan gasped for breath twice on the ground, and his hand was so sore he couldn¡¯t lift it. There was no time to mourn or take a closer look. Li Weilan hastily swept some food into his backpack and fled out the back door! The security zombie was still desperately pounding on the door, waiting to smell his scent from the other direction and ¡°roaring¡± to pull his head off the door. However, halfway through, he got stuck, and after struggling for a while, his head finally came off, but Li Weilan had already opened up a distance between them and was out of reach. Shen Cheng breathed a sigh of relief when she watched this part. Li Weilan returned to a room in the dormitory with his backpack. As soon as he opened the door, the couple who had appeared before followed him in. Li Weilan raised his head slightly. The bloodstains on his handsome profile seemed to have turned from softness to a sharpness at this moment. However, the two seemed oblivious. The man among them said with a grin, ¡°Li Weilan, you gained quite a bit on this trip. Anything to share with us?¡± Li Weilan¡¯s response was to raise the baseball bat in his hand. The corner of his lips curved slightly as he uttered only one word, ¡°Get out!¡± ¡°You think you deserve a share without contributing? Get out!¡± ** The screen went black. The memory ended here. Shen Cheng heaved a long sigh. It was only now that she realized what Zaizai wanted to tell her. People need to learn to protect themselves, just like what Sister Ma had told her before. Being gentle is not a big deal, but there must be a bottom line. His way of safeguarding what he had gained at the cost of his life was with a baseball bat, so what about her? How could she protect her peaceful life? Shen Cheng¡¯s thoughts suddenly turned to the ¡°spatial materialization¡± function. Right, since her roommate liked to open her packages, what if she encountered something worse than the condoms again the next time? Would she still love to open them in the future? Shen Cheng curved her lips into a smile, not even realizing it herself. In this moment, her sly grin carried with it a touch of the sternness that had just been present. It was a style that set traps for others to fall into. Shen Cheng¡¯s thoughts had settled, and her earlier frustration and anger had dissipated. She only looked at the restored scene on the screen and sincerely said to her cub, ¡°Thank you.¡± To Li Weilan, he was only telling her what had happened to him ¡ª betrayal and oppression were common occurrences in the apocalypse, and that incident was the beginning of everything, as well as the beginning of his mental transformation. He could tell that her emotions had stabilized, and this ¡°thank you¡± was finally a little less indulgent and accommodating, and a little more respectful and equal. There was also a bit more truth in his smile. ¡°Don¡¯t mention it. If I could help you, then that¡¯s good enough.¡± Thingyan: Ohhhhh what is Cheng Cheng thinking? Is she gonna take out zombie body parts or what? lol that¡¯d be extremely terrifying for the roommate ¡­ and also for Cheng Cheng herself XD CH 37 Concretization¡­ Shen Cheng considered for a long time what to make concrete of. At first, she considered concretizing the wolf head in the space, but when she tried to bring it out, the system displayed ¡°Insufficient mental power value. Please upgrade the main character.¡± ¡°Oh.¡± She released her phone expressionlessly. ¡°This is just a disguised way of saying ¡®the character¡¯s spending level is insufficient, and you want us to do a loss-making business? No way.''¡± The wolf head was out of the question, so what else could she concretize? Shen Cheng picked up some pieces of limbs and put them in the space, and then concretized a small piece and sent it to her workplace. When the delivery arrived, she found a secluded place to open the package. Inside, she found a forearm! ¡°!!!¡± Shen Cheng was startled. Is this game company really that scary? Did they really send a real chopped-off arm? But looking at the bloody mass that had no strange smell, Shen Cheng nervously touched it and found it to be slightly soft. After touching it a few more times, she breathed a sigh of relief and picked it up to examine it closely. She found that it was made of a simulation material. Shen Cheng was finally at ease. For three consecutive days, she concretized her arms, thighs, and feet and sent them home one by one. On the first two days, Shen Cheng found that the packages had not been moved. But on the third day, as soon as she returned home, she found that her roommate¡¯s door was tightly closed, and it was clear that someone had opened her package. The sound of rustling could be heard behind the closed door of her roommate¡¯s room. Shen Cheng¡¯s eyes flickered, and she pulled the curtains around the room and went to the kitchen to get a knife. As she sharpened it, she grinned darkly. Her roommate shrank in the room, secretly peeking and shivering, thinking about calling the police, but afraid that she might be mistaken. She could only hear the sound of knife sharpening coming from the living room, and she couldn¡¯t stop trembling: Oh my god, what does her roommate want to do? Shen Cheng didn¡¯t want to do anything. She finished sharpening the kitchen knife, took out an arm from the box, raised the knife in her hand high, and slashed down! The blood packet inside burst, splashing her face. Shen Cheng dipped a drop of blood with her finger and licked it: sweet. Syrup! Her peculiar and contorted grin grew increasingly prominent. She licked her lips like she was enjoying the aftertastes, and then another slash, and another¡­ until the good arm could no longer be recognized. The roommate fainted and knew nothing. When she woke up, the house was quiet, and there was nothing there. Her boyfriend, who was on the phone with her earlier, had already arrived and was holding her in his arms. Both of them looked at the door of the room with a bit of fear. ¡°She¡¯s not here?¡± She mouthed, her boyfriend knew what she meant. He was scared just now. He didn¡¯t really believe that the little girl was a murderer, but¡­ her mentality must be very twisted! Maybe it¡¯s some kind of mental illness, intermittent manic-depressive disorder! He saw a tendency in her previous appearance¡­ no, they couldn¡¯t afford to provoke her and could only avoid her! He whispered to his girlfriend, ¡°I won¡¯t come to see you in the future¡­ I¡¯ll just go home and sleep. Don¡¯t offend her. It¡¯s not illegal for mentally ill people to kill¡­ this¡­¡± ¡°I want to call the police!¡± his girlfriend cried softly. The boyfriend covered her mouth with his hand and shook his head quickly. ¡°I searched the house just now,¡± he said, ¡°and there¡¯s nothing. What if it¡¯s a prop? If it is, we can report it to the police and they¡¯ll just give her a warning. But she might hold a grudge and have a psychotic episode and stab you with a knife¡­¡± The girlfriend nodded fearfully and whispered, ¡°So¡­we¡¯ll just leave it at that?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t mess with her,¡± the man said firmly, putting an end to the conversation. After only a few days of acting, the roommate¡¯s boyfriend never appeared again. Even the roommate rarely showed up in the common area, and when she did, her eyes were always filled with fear. One time, Shen Cheng intentionally smiled at her and found it quite amusing to see her turn pale. Finally Shen Cheng had some peace and quiet. She continued to set up the stall and spent some money in the game, so she was now more financially comfortable. The progress of harvesting and selling rice in the game continued to move forward, and Shen Cheng spent another 20 yuan to purchase another 40 plots of land for rice production. When she completed the ¡°reserve rice¡± and ¡°sell rice¡± tasks, Shen Cheng discovered that many of the people she had traded with in the Tenglong base had a small label next to their names that read ¡°potential rebels.¡± When she logged into the game one day, she saw a man named Zhang Ming with a worried look on his face on the opposite side of Li Weilan. Shen Cheng wondered where she had seen him before, and then remembered that he was the first person she had sold rice to. Zhang Ming knelt down with a thud, but Li Weilan remained calm, his expression unchanged even as the man begged and wept in front of him. In his hand, he was lightly tossing a coin, and his smile became even more devilish: ¡°Why did you come to find me?¡± ¡°Mr. Lan, Mr. Lan, please buy a little less and leave some for us¡­¡± Zhang Ming cried and pleaded, ¡°It¡¯s not a big deal for me, but my child¡­he¡¯s still so young¡­¡± ¡°You know it¡¯s me who¡¯s buying,¡± Li Weilan smiled slightly, but his tone was light and airy. ¡°You should just go back.¡± ¡°Mr. Lan,¡± Zhang Ming held onto Li Weilan¡¯s feet. From this angle, the smiling face of the wealthy second-generation and the coin that was still spinning, both made people feel disgusted. Zhang Ming suppressed his anger and begged, ¡°Mr. Lan, I¡¯ll pay double the price. Can you sell me just a little bit, just one kilogram? Can¡¯t you spare just one kilogram for your bulk purchase? ¡° ¡°Of course, one kilogram is nothing,¡± Li Weilan¡¯s smile gradually became strange. He looked at the person under his feet, but his words took a sharp turn. ¡°But why should I sell to you?¡± ¡°!¡± Zhang Ming angrily looked up. ¡°I also have someone in my base to feed. When your base bought the surplus food from you, they didn¡¯t care about your life or death. You¡¯re not part of my base, your leaders don¡¯t care, so why should I?¡± Li Weilan laughed coldly and mercilessly. ¡°You can leave. If everyone wants one kilogram, I might as well not buy any. You have your son to raise, and I have someone¡¯s life in my base to care for. Instead of begging me, you should think of other ways.¡± In just a few words, Shen Cheng watched Zhang Ming¡¯s rebelliousness value rise from 20 to 60 and gradually turn red. He had clearly gone from being a obedient citizen to a rebel. When he came, he was nervous, but when he left, he was furious. And this anger was not directed at Li Weilan, but at the leaders of Tenglong. Shen Cheng only realized why after thinking for a moment. She couldn¡¯t help but compare the sharp-edged and ruthless ¡°cub¡± now with the slightly soft and inexperienced man in the memory orb scenes: the current cub was obviously more ruthless. Cub¡¯s wrist movements¡­she wouldn¡¯t even be able to catch up with a galloping horse. If she had Cub¡¯s intelligence and skills, she would have solved the problem with her roommate in minutes without discussing. Li Weilan moved his wrist and the coin that was spinning in his hand stopped as he flipped it back. He looked at Xi Nan who walked in and said expressionlessly, ¡°It¡¯s time.¡± In order to earn that huge commission, Li Mo and his group have lost the hearts of the people at the Tenglong Base. If these ability users originally had nothing, it would be okay, but now they have lost what they once had. This Zhang Ming was the person that Shen Cheng had traded rice with. He was originally a very submissive middle-aged man, but after being sold rice once and robbed by people from the base¡­his son even got hurt during the conflict. Could Zhang Ming still endure being slapped in the face by this more ruthless act today? If he continues to endure, he wouldn¡¯t be a person, but a turtle. Xi Nan looked at Li Weilan with a hint of fear in his eyes. As a wanderer, he knew very well the fate of these rebels: they couldn¡¯t beat the base! Li Weilan didn¡¯t care about his expression, he just smiled slightly, ¡°Tomorrow is the auction. After tomorrow, bring his wife and child with us.¡± [Congratulations, player triggered: Auction (limited-time task), limited time is tomorrow night at 9 o¡¯clock, please log in on time to participate in the auction. Task requirement: Successfully purchase Dawn light. Current progress: 0/5 Task rewards: Base technology tree opens, laboratory becomes available for purchase, technology branches open] ¡°!!!¡± Wow! Shen Cheng was stunned! Where is this timed task an ordinary timed task? Before this, she was thinking, clearly this game is set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland background, but why doesn¡¯t it even have branches in the tech tree! It seems like it¡¯s not that there aren¡¯t any, but you have to complete this timed task first to unlock the tech tree! Dawn light¡­ If she remembers correctly, it seems like cub mentioned Dawn light many times! Xi Nan¡¯s sister¡¯s ability went berserk, and she needs Dawn light. Only the auction at the Tenglong Base sells Dawn light. This Dawn light¡­ seems to be a very important plot branch! Could it be that all the technology in this world is related to Dawn light? Shen Cheng looked at the tech tree that still showed all gray, and her eyes were drawn to the high-tech items like ¡°hydrolysis electricity¡±, as well as high-tech weapons like ¡°transportation vehicles¡± and ¡°apocalypse mechas¡±, and various drugs developed for supernatural abilities. Just by looking at this tech tree¡­ Shen Cheng knew that she could only buy, not miss out, at tomorrow¡¯s auction! She rubbed her hands and couldn¡¯t help but whisper to Li Weilan, ¡°We¡¯ll definitely buy all the Dawn light!¡± Li Weilan¡¯s expression changed slightly. He seemed to be trying hard not to think too much, but there was still a hint of contradiction in his gaze: ¡°Dawn light?¡± ¡°Yes,¡± Shen Cheng smiled sweetly, ¡°I¡¯ll buy everything you want.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡°Li Weilan was silent for a moment, then suddenly asked,¡± What if my wish is to not have Dawn light and not to buy Dawn light?¡± Shen Cheng was stunned for a moment. She originally thought the game would present a dialogue option, but as time passed, no option appeared after Zaizai spoke. She couldn¡¯t determine Zaizai¡¯s true wish from the dialogue options, but after careful consideration, especially considering Zaizai¡¯s temperament and character, Shen Cheng smiled reassuringly: he doesn¡¯t like to lie. He wasn¡¯t joking either. Even if they gave up on the Dawn light and the storyline related technologies, it didn¡¯t matter. Zaizai¡¯s feelings were the most important thing. Shen Cheng smiled sweetly: ¡°Then we won¡¯t buy them. Let¡¯s forget about it.¡± Suddenly, Li Weilan laughed. He laughed heartily, then looked serious and solemnly at the void: ¡°No, we will buy them. After buying them, we will throw them all away.¡± Shen Cheng pouted, thinking to herself, what a prodigal Zaizai! But she quickly agreed, ¡°Okay! Buy them and throw them all away!¡± Li Weilan smiled again, this time his smile was sweet and sincere, and a deep smile appeared at the corners of his mouth. CH 38 On the second night at 9 o¡¯clock, Shen Cheng logged in on time. She brought out the enthusiasm from her past experience of playing various games, raiding dungeons, and specifically prepared some small change, ready to top up if there wasn¡¯t enough money for auction¡­ all to ensure that Zaizai¡¯s wish to buy Dawn Light and destroy it afterward would be fulfilled. Shen Cheng even closed her stall early and returned home in advance. As soon as she logged in, she saw cub trying on clothes in his room, one by one. Although the Q-version cub can change outfits with one click, Shen Cheng still enjoyed watching it. She watched until cub finally decided to wear the Noah uniform he wore when he first left the base and suddenly realizing what was wrong: Oh no, I forgot to buy you formal wear! However, Li Weilan did not feel that anything was wrong. The uniform was warm, crisp, and neat. As for whether it looked good or not? That was not within his consideration. He didn¡¯t have many clothes in his closet anyway. When he finished putting on the uniform and was about to go out, he suddenly heard her slightly anxious voice coming from the air: ¡°Are you going out dressed like this?¡± What was wrong with dressing like this? Li Weilan furrowed his brows slightly. If he didn¡¯t remember incorrectly, this uniform was given to him by her. Was there a problem? He looked at the void with confusion and heard her seemingly gulp down some saliva. The next second, he was wrapped up in a thin woolen shirt and suit. Shen Cheng had been looking at the formal wear category for a long time and finally chose a decent suit to put on cub. She remembered seeing his figure in the original scenes from Memory orb 1: a broad-shouldered, narrow-waisted inverted triangle body shape. Cub would surely look very handsome in a suit. Although the Q version has turned the suit into a cute and lovely British gentleman style, Shen Cheng still thinks that if you go to an auction, you should dress formally! That¡¯s how it should be. Li Weilan touched the soft fabric on his body, and his eyes slightly sank: no matter when, she can come up with so many new things. Although he had never seen or touched such luxurious material since the beginning of the apocalypse¨Cdue to the fact that suits would restrain the hands and feet of ability users, unless they were dandies who never got their hands dirty, most ability users would not choose to wear such clothes, but Li Weilan thought about it and smiled slightly. This outfit perfectly matched the identity of Lan Li he was playing, so he decided not to change out. When he walked out, Xi Nan happened to catch up with him to talk about the arrangements for the auction today. When he saw the boss in a suit and leather shoes, Xi Nan was stunned and hesitated to ask in a low voice, ¡°Brother Li, is this¡­appropriate?¡± Li Weilan had just made an appointment with Li Mo for the delivery after the auction. Xi Nan also spread the news and arranged their retreat. If Brother Li dressed like this, wouldn¡¯t he be unable to fight and might have to run naked? But Li Weilan just smiled slightly, tightened his tie, and exuded a unique charm that belonged to Lan Li between his gestures. He raised his hand to stop Xi Nan¡¯s questioning before he could speak, and his sparkling eyes were filled with starlight. ¡°She likes it.¡± As for who this ¡°she¡± was, there was no need to elaborate. Xi Nan was stunned for a moment. He didn¡¯t expect to be fed dog food on the eve of a big battle. He suddenly felt that all his previous worries and concerns were now jokes. He silently murmured, ¡°Oh,¡± and followed Li Weilan. ** The auction hall was already packed with no empty seats. Because news had spread that Dawn light was going to be sold, many other ability users from other bases rushed to Tenglong. Dawn light is currently the only known drug that can suppress ability breakouts, and according to research, there is a substance in Dawn light that does not belong to Earth at all. Its source can only be determined to not be from Earth, but it cannot be replicated or synthesized. Therefore, there is no substitute for Dawn light. Living in the post-apocalyptic wasteland where pollution is everywhere, even if Dawn light is not needed now, it is good to have a backup. So every time there is an auction for Dawn light, it will cause a wave of hot bidding. When Li Weilan and Xi Nan arrived, they could faintly hear the noisy and chaotic sounds outside the door. They exchanged a glance and both guessed that the people in the Tenglong base had already started to cause trouble. Li Weilan promised Xi Nan that no matter what, even if they couldn¡¯t buy it, he would ensure the treatment for his sister. Xi Nan estimated that Brother Li was prepared to go to the research institute to forcibly take it if he couldn¡¯t buy it, so he was extremely cooperative with his actions in Tenglong. Li Weilan lightly adjusted his tie and led Xi Nan to walk in with big steps. He finally sat down in the private room position that was written on the invitation card. He looked around slightly: familiar people, familiar places, and familiar feeling. At this time, a new mission message popped up on Shen Cheng¡¯s phone: [Please help the protagonist find the location of Dawn light: 0/5. Mission reward: 100G] This is interesting! Shen Cheng blinked her eyes. From the meaning of this task, could it be that cub still plans to forcibly take it if he can¡¯t buy it? Is her own cub afraid that she doesn¡¯t have enough money, or is he purely playing around? She moved her gaze and found that there were boxes of auction items piled up inside the VIP room behind the table. Some boxes had labels on them, while the dozen or so boxes in the middle that were most tightly protected had nothing written on them. Dawn light should be in those dozens or so boxes. After a moment of hesitation, Shen Cheng wondered how to determine what was in each box. Just then, the auctioneer walked over. She was probably there to retrieve the Dawn light, and she nodded to the security guard before opening one of the boxes. Shen Cheng saw that the box contained frozen blue liquid, and upon checking its status, her face grew cold: the label read ¡°Diluted Dawn light.¡± The woman was about to take the box up to the stage, and Shen Cheng immediately realized the true purpose of this task. She was furious and gnashed her teeth at the shamelessness of the auction at the Tenglong Base Selling diluted potions to deceive players was highly unjustifiable! Where was the real Dawn light? Since the task was to ¡°help the main character find the location of Dawn light,¡± the real Dawn light must still be at the auction place. Shen Cheng switched back to the main character page and saw that Li Weilan was chatting with a middle-aged man. The man¡¯s name was written in bright red letters above his head, and Shen Cheng squinted to read it: Li Qi. Both surnamed Li! Although the surname was not uncommon, Shen Cheng guessed something when she thought of the relationship between the black market and the base leaders. Sure enough, next to Li Qi¡¯s name was the title ¡°Tenglong Base Manager,¡± and his health bar was so long that it seemed endless: he was a high-level boss, currently with a yellow mark! Cub, are you ready for battle? Shen Cheng¡¯s heart began to race. Li Weilan had only just sat down when Li Qi arrived. Xi Nan¡¯s heart was trembling. Although Li Qi was smiling, the wanderers had all heard of Li Qi¡¯s nickname, ¡°smiling tiger¡±. It was said that even when he had a falling out with someone, he would still smile. However, Li Weilan was sitting with his legs crossed, calm and composed as if there was nothing wrong with his identity. He wasn¡¯t afraid. With that man present, what was there for him to be afraid of? ¡°Mr. Lan looks really handsome today. I feel old just looking at you,¡± Li Qi said with a smile. ¡°Is Noah still employing old-fashioned tailors? If I have the chance, I¡¯d like to get a suit made too.¡± Li Weilan looked down at his cuffs and smiled slightly. ¡°This was a gift from my wife. She usually buys my clothes. If Mr. Li is interested, come visit Noah sometime and talk to her.¡± Li Qi¡¯s face turned blue. He had asked the question to probe into the wealth of the Noah Base, but it seemed like this Lan Li intentionally meant to say that he was not as good as a woman? Shen Cheng was stunned by this. ¡°What? Did my cub marry without me knowing it? This was clearly bought by his mother, not his wife!¡± Li Qi suppressed his contempt for this rich second-generation and continued, ¡°Mr. Lan, are you planning to buy some Dawn light today?¡± ¡°Of course, I¡¯ll take them all,¡± Li Weilan said with a smile. ¡°Since we have money, the more Dawn light, the better. Mr. Li, you don¡¯t find having too much credit points too troublesome, do you?¡± Li Qi¡¯s eyes flashed with a fierce light. But his smile didn¡¯t change in the slightest. ¡°Mr. Lan, you have to be careful. There are too many people coveting the Dawn light. It might not be easy for you to leave safely.¡± Li Weilan nodded. ¡°My father has already arranged for people. Don¡¯t worry, Mr. Li.¡± Upon hearing this, Shen Cheng¡¯s heart stirred. She had originally planned to save her money and bid forcefully when the auction started, but now that she knew the Dawn light on stage was fake, what was the point of bidding? It was better to wait for the daily specials to come up and buy something cheap! Translated on ho lo lo novels dot com. The game had reminded her earlier that today¡¯s special was ¡°One team of mechanical special forces bodyguards for 1G, valid for 24 hours¡±. It only cost one yuan! She could afford it! Li Qi was about to continue questioning, but he heard a commotion outside. Before his men could stop them with the words ¡°Hey, you can¡¯t just come in here,¡± someone lightly knocked on the door three times and a rough, masculine voice came through. ¡°Mr. Lan, our employer wants us to protect you. May we come in?¡± A subtle emotion flashed through Li Weilan¡¯s eyes. He crossed his legs and leaned lazily against the sofa, his smile becoming more genuine. ¡°Come on in.¡± And just like that, his wish was granted. Along with the new arrivals were Li Qi¡¯s men. He glared fiercely at the five mercenaries in black coats and sunglasses holding guns, and whispered in Li Qi¡¯s ear, ¡°They were airdropped just now.¡± Airdrops in the apocalypse were different from before. Especially with a team of armed mercenaries like this, it made Li Qi think of the capabilities of Noah¡­ Li Qi¡¯s expression turned cold, and his impression of this fat sheep increased even more. But since he had already made up his mind and taken this step, he had no plans to turn back. Besides, he didn¡¯t have a plan B. He stood up and smiled at Li Weilan, ¡°I won¡¯t disturb you any longer. I wish Mr. Lan a pleasant auction and every success.¡± As he walked out of the door, Li Qi¡¯s subordinates asked him in a low voice, ¡°Boss, what about our plan¡­?¡± ¡°As planned.¡± ¡°But¡­ those bodyguards are not easy to deal with!¡± ¡°We have no other choice!¡± Li Qi looked at the vague crowd outside the auction hall, ¡°Since he has such a big appetite, let him eat! Let¡¯s see if he can stuff himself!¡± Li Weilan watched Li Qi¡¯s back as he left and his mouth curved slightly. ¡°Dawn light is fake.¡± At this moment, he suddenly heard a voice coming from the void. ¡°Is that so?¡± Li Weilan smiled faintly and nodded towards the unknown presence. Did Zaizai know all along? He¡¯s so powerful! I only just found out! As a player, Shen Cheng felt completely outsmarted by the main character. She still hadn¡¯t figured out the plotline of the Tenglong Base, but clearly¡­ cub knew exactly what he was doing. On stage, the bidding for the first item had already begun. CH 39 May 27 2023 Various goods were auctioned off in the early stages, and Li Weilan sat calmly without any intention of bidding, not even symbolically. He didn¡¯t even have the desire to make a symbolic offer. Now, everyone in the audience knew that the person sitting in VIP room No. 2 coveted the same thing as most of them ¨C Dawn light. Shen Cheng¡¯s heart was a little uneasy. She had already told Li Weilan that there was a problem with Dawn light, so would he still buy it? If he did want to buy it, would his 80,000 credit points be enough? She was anxious as she watched one item after another being sold through auction, and as time passed, they soon came to the climax of the auction, and the last item for auction ¨C the Dawn light potion. The beautiful auctioneer had said a few more words about the other auction items, but when it came to the Dawn light, her introduction became extremely concise: ¡°The Dawn light potion is just like its name, it is the only product for the ability users from going haywire during level upgrade. And today¡¯s auction item, it is one of the few bottles we have in our base, and its raw materials have been exhausted. After today, it may not be up for auction again. Those of you who intend to buy the Dawn light must seize this opportunity. So, let¡¯s begin now. Bundle sale of 5 bottles, starting price of 30,000 credit points. Each bid must increase by 1,000.¡± As soon as she finished speaking, there was an immediate buzz in the auction hall, and almost all the ability users who had come for the Dawn light were on the verge of exploding. Before this, no one had heard of the Dawn light being out of stock. Even if Tenglong Base had vaguely hinted at it, they thought it was just a rumor. But now, the auctioneer suddenly announced this news at the auction, and if they had known it might be the last chance, they would have gathered more credit points even if they had to sell everything they had! The auctioneer smiled and waited, and a few seconds later, the first bid jumped out: ¡°30,000!¡± ¡°40,000!¡± ¡°50,000!¡± Almost instantly, the bidding became intense. Shen Cheng was surprised. She didn¡¯t expect that as soon as the bidding started, these ability users would start raising their prices like crazy. It was as if from the moment it was announced that Dawn light would be out of stock, tens of thousands of credits were no longer equivalent to modern-day millions. Even though each bid was only an increase of one thousand, these people kept adding tens of thousands¡­ even she felt a little tremble in her heart. Li Weilan didn¡¯t rush to bid. A faint, calm smile appeared on the corner of his mouth as he calmly watched the intense scene below. His voice was cold as he spoke to someone Xi Nan couldn¡¯t see, ¡°Pitiful, lamentable, and pathetic.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡°Shen Cheng was also stunned. His voice was calm and indifferent, but at this moment, she could vaguely feel the heat beneath his icy surface. It was as if his words were not only directed towards those who were eager to buy Dawn light, but also towards himself. Shen Cheng¡¯s heart skipped a beat: Could it be that the source of Dawn light¡­ is related to Zai Zai? ¡°If it¡¯s fake, why don¡¯t we just not buy it?¡± Shen Cheng hesitated for a moment and asked tentatively. ¡°Bid.¡± Li Weilan smiled slightly and shook his head. He handed the VIP card to Xi Nan and said seriously, ¡°You bid for me. It doesn¡¯t matter how much, just buy it.¡± ¡°?¡± Brother Li, are you trying to make me get eaten alive by this group of people? Xi Nan was stunned, he trembled as he looked at Li Weilan¡¯s changed appearance and the black clothes and sunglasses of a bodyguard he had picked up. Li Weilan walked out confidently, ¡°Brother Li¡­¡± Don¡¯t leave me to die! The answer to him was Li Weilan¡¯s waving hand. Where is Zai Zai going? Shen Cheng naturally followed her cub. She watched as Li Weilan confidently made his way through a small door at the back as if he knew the way, and then searched along a wall. He lightly pressed twice in an unknown spot, and with a ¡°sizzle¡± sound, a hidden door appeared on the wall. Li Weilan stood at the dark doorway for a moment and softly murmured to himelf, ¡°It¡¯s been so long, but it¡¯s still the same, unchanged.¡± From Shen Cheng¡¯s bird¡¯s-eye view, the internal environment was fully revealed. Her task, ¡°Find the location of Dawn light,¡± showed as completed, but Shen Cheng truly felt¡­ a bit ashamed to have received 100G for something cub found on his own! What did it have to do with her? She was given 100G for nothing? But¡­ how did cub know that Dawn light was here? And what was with this hidden door? What secrets has my cub been hiding from me? She turned her perspective and was startled: inside the hidden door were all sorts of traps, densely packed and ferocious, capable of obliterating any potential intruders. Laser beams lined the back, with freezing, fire, and at the very center, a box with a blue glow still emanating cold air, labeled ¡°Dawn light Formula.¡± ¡°I¡¯m coming to get it! I¡¯m coming to get it!¡± Shen Cheng rolled up her sleeves and laughed, taking the box and running like a Super Mario, showing off her skills. Li Weilan watched the box, which was shaking like crazy as it bounced up and down and ran left and right like it was having a seizure. He couldn¡¯t bear to tell the ¡°guardian angel¡± who had suddenly forgotten that he was a spatial ability user that he could just take the box out directly with a single move. The slight gloom and frustration on his face were replaced by a faint smile: with her around, even if he wanted to fall into self-loathing, it would be difficult. He took the box of Dawn light and put it into his space, took a deep look at the secret room that had left a deep impression on him, and turned back towards the direction of the auction house, saying, ¡°Let¡¯s go back.¡± The auction price had already skyrocketed to 140,000. At this price, the only other proxy bidder still competing with Xi Nan was from another major base. At this point, the price was increasing by a thousand at a time and the competition was fierce. This price was probably the other bidder¡¯s limit. Xi Nan didn¡¯t know how much money Li Weilan had, but he certainly didn¡¯t have that much. When Li Weilan left, he told Xi Nan to bid for the Dawn light. Xi Nan thought about his sister¡¯s illness, and he continued bidding confidently. ¡°141,000.¡± ¡­ ¡°144,000.¡± But every time he raised his bid, his heart trembled! Li Qi and the others watched the scene from VIP room No. 1. Li Qi sneered coldly, ¡°Go ahead and bid, no matter how high the price, the dead can¡¯t use the Dawn light anyway!¡± When Li Weilan returned to his seat, the auction happened to be over. Xi Nan had successfully won the Dawn light for 155,000. The auctioneer smiled and said, ¡°Congratulations to VIP No. 2 for successfully bidding for the Dawn light. Now, please follow me to the backstage to complete the delivery procedures.¡± Li Weilan stood up lightly. He walked step by step onto the stage, and the eyes of everyone present fell on the man¡¯s face. Suddenly, someone began to scream, ¡°His face¡­¡± As Li Weilan took each step, his face changed slightly. In the end, a handsome face appeared that instantly made Li Qi¡¯s mind explode! It was a face that he could never forget even if he died, and this person was¡­ Li Weilan! In an instant, he recognized this face, and when he saw Li Mo, who was about to rush up beside him, he suppressed his actions and urgently instructed him, ¡°Go and bring a group of base personnel over.¡± The moment Li Mo recognized Li Weilan¡¯s face, he already knew that something big was happening. With the deep hatred between them, Li Mo never thought about resolving the issue peacefully. He silently nodded and walked out. At this time, Li Weilan had already stood on the platform. Facing the auctioneer who didn¡¯t even know him and the whispers from below the stage, Li Weilan smiled and said to the auctioneer, ¡± Money in hand, goods in hand. Bring me the Dawn light.¡± ¡°This guest, you¡­¡± The auctioneer felt as if her hand was being held by a pair of pliers, and she couldn¡¯t break free from his grip. Li Weilan bent down. In front of him was a glass case made of the highest level of insurance in the apocalypse. Apart from the password, it was impossible to open it. Inside was a vaguely blue liquid, which was the trading item of the day ¨C the Dawn light. ¡°Ah ah ah ah!¡± In the shocked scream of the auctioneer, Li Weilan reached his hand in. His hand seemed to have broken the concept of space, appearing on the other side of the case the moment it reached in lightly. With just a grip, he took out the vial of ¡°Dawn light¡± potion. Translated on ho lo lo novels dot com. Li Qi already knew something was wrong. Security personnel from the base had surrounded them, and those who were not part of the base, sitting below, were also eager to join in and grab the potion. Suddenly, the potion in Li Weilan¡¯s hand flew up into the air, the fragile, orchid-colored liquid floating in mid-air in complete violation of the laws of physics. All those present heard Li Weilan¡¯s icy voice: ¡°Tenglong Base is selling fake products.¡± The crowd that had been about to fight over the potion stopped in their tracks. Fake? The auctioneer had no idea what was going on and was annoyed as she spoke up, ¡°Don¡¯t talk nonsense, sir! With this color and texture, how could it be fake?¡± The color of ¡± Dawn light¡± was very special, its blue not an ordinary blue, but one that could feel the surging energy inside when approached. It was said that this kind of energy came from outer space, and even with a very small amount remained in the body of the ability user could trigger the supernatural abilities. The auctioneer herself is an ability user and felt an especially strong reaction when she approached the vial. She could faintly sense an echo: ¡°Dawn light is fake? He must be joking!¡± Li Weilan suddenly pointed at the man who had just been battling with Xi Nan over the price. He was an ice-type ability user. Li Weilan said calmly, ¡°Your abilities are about to go out of control, aren¡¯t they?¡± The man¡¯s face darkened for a moment. He hesitated for a moment before nodding. Li Weilan nodded as well, and one of the vials floated gently in front of the man. ¡°Drink it.¡± The whole scene erupted into chaos again. The man looked at the vial floating in front of him and didn¡¯t hesitate to take it and drink it all in one go! After a moment, he felt the erratic flow of his ability in his body and looked around with a gloomy expression, coldly saying, ¡°We¡¯ve all been fooled, fake potion! Tenglong Base is selling fakes!¡± Someone shouted from below, ¡°They¡¯ve sold fake goods before! They even sold fake food before! Don¡¯t let them fool us!¡± The crowd below became agitated, but there was a faint smile on Li Weilan¡¯s lips. At this moment, the security personnel from the Tenglong Base that Li Qi had called earlier had already rushed in. Li Qi breathed a sigh of relief and directed them to surround Li Weilan and the others. He sneered, ¡°Fake potion? Did you tamper with it while you were taking it just now?¡± Do you want revenge? Dream on! Shen Cheng looked at the group of people surrounding Li Weilan on her phone screen, but she wasn¡¯t as panicked as Xi Nan: ¡°Cub, you¡¯re amazing!¡± CH 40 In front of Li Weilan, half the group of people surrounding him were red-blooded coloured ability users, while the other half¡­were unexpectedly green colored little figures ¨C friendly NPCs! The disunity among the people of Tenglong Base was evident. Even among the core personnel who were most loyal and trusted by Li Qi and the others, there were traitors who had no loyalty to them at all! Several ability users surrounded Li Weilan, and as they attacked him one by one, it seemed as though Li Weilan was struggling to dodge, but in reality, not even a scratch was left on his body. But this scene was not what it seemed in the eyes of others. Li Qi approached and looked closely at Li Weilan, who was surrounded by the group, yet still looked handsome and proud. ¡°He doesn¡¯t take the road to heaven, but enters the gates of hell!¡± Li Qi thought to himself. He didn¡¯t know why Li Weilan dared to come back alone, either he was relying on someone powerful, or his abilities had upgraded. The former was useless when the fire was close at hand, and the latter was not as powerful as it used to be, considering the number of people they had. Since Li Weilan dared to come, he shouldn¡¯t even think about leaving! Black-clad bodyguards surrounded Li Weilan tightly, protecting him in the middle. In Li Qi¡¯s eyes, this scene became evidence that Li Weilan had found a big backer. Li Qi thought carefully, knowing that too many people had seen this scene today, and his original plan had changed: ¡°Mr. Li, as long as you stay with us for a while longer as a guest, we will let you go¡­¡± Before he could finish speaking, Li Qi suddenly let out a muffled groan, slowly clutching his chest and falling down, spitting out a mouthful of blood! Others did not know what had happened, but it was clear to Shen Cheng. The one who had acted was a member of the ability team that Li Qi trusted, and a flower had bloomed on Li Qi¡¯s chest. That demon-like flower slowly expanded as if it was alive. Li Qi¡¯s body gradually shrunk, and he opened his mouth but only spat out a small amount of blood foam. It seemed as if the flower was draining all the blood from his body in such a short time! If it was someone else, they would have been turned into an empty shell by now. But Li Qi¡¯s ability core slightly rotated, and he pulled out a bottle of potion from his chest and drank it. His pale face immediately regained its color, his hair moved without wind, and he stood up from the ground slowly. Nearby, regardless of enemy or ally, almost all ability users felt a headache. The ability user controlling the flowers by his side suddenly realized that he lost contact with the demon flower! The pain in their heads was unbearable. Across the screen, Shen Cheng saw an orange-colored aura spread out from Li Qi continuously in an arc-shaped ripple. Based on the reactions of the ability users present, this attack was invisible and almost invincible, either a subsonic wave or mental control. Li Weilan¡¯s face also showed a hint of white. As the person Li Qi hated the most at the moment, Li Weilan felt a huge force pressing on him, as if a millstone was crushing his body. He could still stand straight but couldn¡¯t move a finger. As if there was a voice whispering in his ear: Give up and rest for a while, struggling and resisting is all in vain¡­ His eyelids felt as heavy as a thousand pounds, and Li Weilan blinked slightly. Li Qi saw his hand slowly but firmly pulling out a heavy black knife from his waist, unlike other ability users who were not his primary targets but were still fully controlled. Li Weilan, this monster, seemed completely unaffected except for his slow movements. Li Qi knew that his ability was indiscriminate, so if he hadn¡¯t discovered the traitors among the group Li Weilan brought, he had no intention of taking action himself. Now that he used his ability, he disabled all of Li Weilan¡¯s followers. Li Qi watched Li Weilan pulling out the knife from his waist little by little and panic spread through his heart. He desperately activated his ability, and his eyes were fixed on Li Weilan¡¯s actions. He suddenly saw that the man in front of him slightly curved his lips. What is he laughing at? Even if Li Qi didn¡¯t know what the other was laughing at, he had an extremely bad premonition. The next second, a sharp pain suddenly struck, and he saw his arm leaving his body. The intense pain interrupted his ability, and he clearly saw the man make a mouth shape, clearly saying ¡°never see you again¡±. With a ¡°bang¡±, everyone present saw clearly that one of Li WeiLan¡¯s black-clothed bodyguards exploded next to Li Qi. The powerful Li Qi, who had just controlled everyone, performed a ¡°bloody fireworks¡± in front of them. And the handsome man watched Li Qi¡¯s chest where there was a big hole and his body fell apart, without blinking his eyes, he smiled slightly and said something to someone: ¡°Thank you.¡± Everyone looked at the remaining four body guards, who watched their colleague fall to the ground and remained expressionless, their faces didn¡¯t look good. Are these people crazy? Their teammate self-destructed! They didn¡¯t even change their facial expression when the person died with Li Qi? They are simply a group of lunatics! On the wasteland, no matter how terrifying a person is, they can be provoked, but they can¡¯t provoke lunatics, whether it is this group of loyal bodyguards or the man who was not completely controlled by Li Qi just now, but only vaguely suppressed, they don¡¯t want to provoke them. ¡°Hand over the Dawn light!¡± Suddenly, someone shouted, and some of the remaining people suddenly became restless. Li WeiLan¡¯s expression changed. Shen Cheng hurriedly pressed the ¡°mark¡± button on the screen in a hurry, afraid that her cub couldn¡¯t distinguish between friend and foe. The distinct marks on the heads of the characters were displayed as red on the screen. ¡°Enemy marked.¡± ¡°Enemy marked.¡± ¡°Enemy cleared¡­¡± If she had been there back then, who could have stabbed him in the back? If he had such a clever way of distinguishing between friend and foe, he would not have to fear other people¡¯s schemes anymore. The continuous mechanical sound of reporting numbers echoed in Li Weilan¡¯s ears. This sound was so pleasant and clear that it gradually dissipated the resentment in his heart as he looked at Li Qi on the ground and thought, ¡°If she had been there back then, you would not have been able to stab me in the back. But perhaps it was precisely because of the stabbing back then that I was able to meet her!¡± Li Weilan never resented the world. To him, everything now was the best arrangement. He didn¡¯t have to resent fate because fate had been very fair to him. The fight ended quickly. The rebels who had come for Tenglong Base¡¯s rice looked at Li Weilan cautiously. One of them hesitated and asked him, ¡°Are you the one who sold low pollution rice to us?¡± Li Weilan nodded. His smile at this time was no longer perfunctory: ¡°The base I am in is called Noah. We will have the opportunity to trade again when you have stabilized Tenglong.¡± ¡°Li Qi promised you the trade¡­¡± The man hesitated for a moment. He didn¡¯t know how much money was involved in the deal, but he knew that this batch of food was related to the stability of the base in the future. Regardless of who took over, as long as they wanted to live peacefully in the base, they would not want to sell everything. He is worried now that this person may not agree. Judging from his strength, if he really wants to fight with them, Tenglong will have to suffer a lot. Li Weilan smiled and said, ¡°I will naturally recover my debt from Li Mo by myself.¡± After a pause, seeing the joy on the man¡¯s face, perhaps because he suddenly realized the principle of good and evil being rewarded accordingly, Li Weilan hesitated for a moment, ¡°Let me give you a free message. The direction of the zombie tide is coming towards your Tenglong.¡± The man¡¯s face changed drastically! No wonder Li Qi didn¡¯t consider the long-term plan at all during this period of time! No wonder Li Qi and Li Mo were crazily accumulating wealth! He suddenly understood Li Qi and Li Mo¡¯s plan: collect the grain, pretend to trade with this person, let him buy Dawn light and become the target of public criticism, then pretend that he was kidnapped or even killed by other covetous people of Dawn light, push the blame onto this person for emptying Tenglong, and they can pretend to chase after him and calmly leave with their cronies! As for the people who were left in the base, who cares about their life or death? After all, they were not cronies! ¡°What do you want?¡± The man looked at Li Weilan with a more complex expression: gratitude, hesitation, and suspicion. Li Weilan just smiled and said, ¡°I have a few friends. If they are willing to leave with me, you will let them go.¡± When Li Weilan left Tenglong, Chen Feng had already brought the children from the orphanage to the corner they had agreed to meet at the city gate. Tenglong base was very chaotic tonight. There were gunshots and clamor everywhere. Chen Feng knew that for him, as long as he could protect these children, it was enough. The children held tightly to their toy dolls in their hands. Since one of the children went out to deliver a message and almost got beaten up by someone, but the doll in his hand turned into a half-person-high robot and beat the person up, the children in the orphanage knew that these toys, which looked no different from regular dolls, were actually their life-saving talismans. If they were really in danger, throwing the doll could save their lives. Although the doll could only be used once and became motionless again after use, the children held their dolls and felt as if they were holding a reassuring power. After meeting with the children, Xi Nan also brought his friend, Sun Yifei, an earth ability user. They anxiously waited for news until the fire at the auction venue illuminated the night sky. Chen Feng breathed a long sigh of relief: no matter what direction things would go, everything would be over if the auction venue burned down. When Li Weilan turned around with the remaining four mechanical bodyguards and walked away from the fire, he felt refreshed all over his body, as if he had thrown off a long-standing burden on his shoulders. Translated on ho lo lo novels dot com. Li Qi was dead, and he and Teng Long¡¯s grudges were over. The only regret was that Li Mo probably missed the opportunity and ran away at the first moment, even ignoring his own elder brother. This did not surprise Li Weilan too much: Li Mo was always like this, only his own life was important, but unfortunately, if you don¡¯t eradicate the roots of the problem, it may become a big problem. He checked the surveillance footage and found that Li Mo had two vials of Dawn light ¨C these should be the last two. ¡°Sorry, I can¡¯t return the card to you¡­¡± Li Weilan sighed lightly, bowed his head apologetically. When Li Mo left, he only took two things with him: the card and the last two vials of Dawn light. He didn¡¯t bring anything else. When Li Weilan apologized to Shen Cheng, she was counting the profits after the completion of the major mission at Tenglong Base. When she heard Li Weilan¡¯s words, she was shocked: What? Zaizai is apologizing to me? I¡¯ve basically been watching the plot the whole time, except for adding a distinction between friend and foe and commanding the self-destruction of the robot, I haven¡¯t done anything. Why is cub apologizing to me? Doesn¡¯t the profit from the mission completion count for something? The plotline of Tenglong Base is completed, and the gold coins are a huge harvest! [Tenglong Base Map Plotline Completed, 1000G gold coins rewarded. Tenglong Base Map enters update status (still needs 240:00:00). The base technology tree is open, the trade system is open, Noah Base reputation is 1, recruitment system is open, and the world map is open.] ¡°!!!¡± I knew the rewards for timed tasks were explosive! ¡°No, no, no,¡± Shen Cheng laughed and said seriously, ¡°the card is not important at all. The most important thing is that you are okay, you are good enough.¡± As long as cub is not dead or injured, 100,000 credit points are just a hundred bucks! Does Mama Shen need it at all? CH 41 Li Weilan recalled her previous troubles, realizing that a few days had already passed. He asked, ¡°Your mood seems good today?¡± His tone was smiling and gentle, like a spring breeze brushing across her face. Shen Cheng felt her face flush and nodded before realizing that he couldn¡¯t see her. She whispered, ¡°Yes, thanks to you, I resolved the conflict smoothly.¡± Li Weilan hesitated for a moment. He was not worried about anything else but triggering ¡°forbidden words.¡± If he remembered correctly, the easiest way to trigger forbidden words was when she described the situation in her world or described him in her eyes. As if he didn¡¯t deserve to know. But the desire to understand was so strong that it was almost ingrained in his bone marrow. After thinking for a moment, Li Weilan changed his wording. He realized that as long as he talked about his own side of things, she could almost listen to everything. The blockade seemed to be only targeted at him, but for her¡­the barriers seemed not so high. ¡°Let¡¯s exchange a secret,¡± Li Weilan thought for a moment and smiled at her. At the same time, a new task appeared in front of Shen Cheng: ¡¾Li Weilan wants to exchange a secret with you: Do you agree? Y/N¡¿ Exchange secrets? I always feel like cub and I are like two primary school children, huddled in a corner whispering. Shen Cheng chuckled to herself at the thought, but she really couldn¡¯t think of any secrets she could exchange with him. His life was so full of ups and downs, but her own life was unremarkable. What secret could she exchange with him? Her hesitation resulted in cub hanging his head in disappointment after waiting for a long time without a response. A hint of sadness flashed across his face. ¡°Did I make things difficult for you?¡± he asked in a low voice, then sighed understandingly. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, let¡¯s just forget I said anything.¡± ¡°No, no!¡± Shen Cheng quickly pressed ¡°yes¡± and then explained in a hurry, ¡°It¡¯s just that I feel like I don¡¯t have any secrets to exchange.¡± No secrets? A trace of suspicion flickered in Li Weilan¡¯s heart. He didn¡¯t doubt her sincerity when she spoke, but how could anyone not have secrets in this world? Even the most upright person may have dark secrets that they cannot reveal. Moreover, their current relationship had so many ¡°blocked words¡± and ¡°blank periods¡±. How could she feel that she had no secrets from him? Could it be¡­ she was unaware of the existence of blocked words? Li Weilan keenly realized something and slightly hooked his lips. In Shen Cheng¡¯s eyes, this expression was the cub being happy because she accepted the mission. She smiled foolishly and propped her chin up with interest. ¡°Then you tell me your secret!¡± Propping her chin up, she listened intently. Li Weilan¡¯s voice was soft and slow. ¡°Dawn light¡­¡± He chose to reveal his most difficult secret, the one he originally thought he wanted to kill to keep anyone from knowing. ¡°Dawn light comes from me.¡± ¡°!!¡± Shen Cheng¡¯s expression, which had been full of interest, froze. Dawn light had appeared several times in the game, whether it was Xi Bei¡¯s illness or the craziness of the ability users at the Tenglong base, all were for Dawn light¡¯s sake. She originally thought that the technology tree in her base would eventually unlock the ability to synthesize Dawn light or something like that, but after hearing Li Weilan¡¯s words, it turned out that for him, Dawn light was simply a painful and dark past. Translated on ho lo lo novels dot com. However, Li Weilan¡¯s voice remained calm, even though his words made Shen Cheng¡¯s heart ache for him: ¡°I stayed in the laboratory for six months. And after thousands of experiments, they found that the more pain I experienced, the purer the Dawn light condensed and the better the effect, so they dedicated themselves to making me suffer.¡± He paused and looked into the void. ¡°Is your concern for me also due to the dawn light?¡± His eyes seemed to be filled with a twinkle of despair and hope. It was as if with just one word from her, he would fall into the abyss, but with just one word from her, he could climb out of the dark hell again. Shen Cheng couldn¡¯t imagine what kind of harm had been inflicted on him under his cartoonish appearance. He didn¡¯t show it, or he seemed to show that those injuries didn¡¯t exist¡­ but that didn¡¯t mean they really didn¡¯t exist. She didn¡¯t want to ask too many questions about Dawn light, and she was even certain that Dawn light was probably a very important game sideline. Li Weilan, who possessed the ¡°Dawn light,¡± could even die if he didn¡¯t have enough power. He was her responsibility. Translated on ho lo lo novels dot com. So his question wasn¡¯t really a question: Of course, mother isn¡¯t just concerned about Dawn light, but about you! A faint pain flickered in Shen Cheng¡¯s heart tip. She didn¡¯t directly answer the question, but said seriously to Li Weilan, ¡°I just hope that the Dawn light potion will disappear from this world forever.¡± [Main quest updated: Destroy all Dawn light and Dawn light Labs. Remaining labs: 0/3] Just as Shen Cheng spoke, a new task popped up in the upper right corner, strangely, this task didn¡¯t require her consent. Li Weilan smiled, ¡°Then please believe that no matter when or where, I will always follow your will.¡± ¡°¡­¡± Cub, don¡¯t tease. When Shen Cheng heard that sentence, she felt her heart pounding hard. She didn¡¯t know why, but even though they were separated by a screen, she seemed to be able to hear the full range of emotions contained in that sentence. ¡°This game is so intelligent? What exactly¡­¡± Shen Cheng scratched her head in confusion. She had been planning to cut away and take a look, but then she heard cub ask her, ¡°My question for your secret is simple,¡± he said softly, with a light laugh. ¡°How should I address you?¡± A box appeared in front of Shen Cheng, asking her to input: ¡¾How do you want the main character to address you? Due to the impact of friendliness, some play options have already been unlocked. A. Name: _____ (Please enter) B. Master C. Little Princess D. All of the above, and more, depending on the situation¡¿ ¡°¡­¡± What a shameless set of options! Shen Cheng imagined how it would feel to hear the low, elegant voice of cub calling her ¡°Master¡± or ¡°Little Princess,¡± and she felt her face flush with heat. She patted her cheek with the back of her hand, thinking to herself, ¡°Is this really a secret?¡± For him, it was a matter of life and death, but for her, it was just a name. Shen Cheng lowered her head and typed ¡°Cheng¡± into the input for option A. The reason she didn¡¯t use her full name was because she felt that if she played outside, it wouldn¡¯t be good if someone heard or saw her full name. However, for some reason, she accidentally hit something after inputting option A, and the cursor blinked and revealed that she had actually chosen option D? What? Shen Cheng briefly held her forehead, but she saw that the screen showed a sly expression from cub, and his gaze turned into a deep smile: ¡°So it¡¯s like this, Cheng.¡± Shouldn¡¯t she be glad that cub didn¡¯t just come up with something weird like ¡°Master¡± or ¡°Little Princess¡±? Shen Cheng¡¯s face was burning, feeling like she had no face to face cub properly anymore. She wasn¡¯t even aware of how shy her expression was and just made a small noise of agreement. Li Weilan smiled and said, ¡°Let¡¯s plant an orange tree in our space. That way, when I miss you, I can look at it and feel like you¡¯re with me.¡± Shen Cheng blushed again from being flirted with and hastily pretended that she needed to go to the space and base page, and left. As soon as she left, Li Weilan¡¯s expression turned complex: Her thoughts seemed simple, but from her words, he had already learned a lot of information. She knew about oranges, fruits, and even had masters, servants, and princesses in her world. Her name sounded cute, but who gave it to her? Was the person who gave her a nickname no longer there in her world? Could it be¡­ that everything he had thought before was wrong, and she was just like him, a human being, just a different one? What did she think he looked like in her eyes? He just wanted to think, but he felt increasingly suffocated in his chest. If it really was a giant monster, at least it meant they lived in the same world. But if it was something else¡­just thinking about those possibilities made him feel like there was a hole in his chest. Compared to the differences in types of questions, the other differences were like an insurmountable gap. Shen Cheng ran into the space and only calmed down there. ¡°Cub said he wants to plant an orange tree,¡± she looked at the price and found that the orange tree was twice the price of the apple tree. The apple tree cost 100G, while the orange tree cost 200G. Fruit trees produce fruit every two days, with three fruits each time, but they cannot be replanted. He said he wanted to plant an orange tree to remember her, and Shen Cheng obediently bought one. Seeing that she still had enough money, she bought an apple tree as well. Thinking about the daily yields, Shen Cheng looked at the mature fruit on the branches and decided to pick one from the orange tree, choosing to materialize it. Once she had taken care of the crops in the space, she would have time to carefully examine the game after the update was complete. She only had one side quest left, ¡°Safely Escort the Children to the Noah Base,¡± and the main quest to ¡°Completely Destroy all Dawn light Laboratories.¡± But after the whole map was opened, Shen Cheng realized that there were a lot of bases on the map, and the three bases where the Dawn Laboratory was located¡­she clicked on them and found that compared to those three, Tenglong was really nothing. For some reason, perhaps because the information had already leaked out, the three large bases: Xuanwu, Thunder, and Wind, were all marked as hostile on the map. It seemed¡­completing this main quest would not be easy. The ¡°technology tree¡± section of the Noah Base had already been unlocked. Shen Cheng opened it and was shocked by the wide variety of technologies inside. But when she tried to unlock a technology, the game gave her a new error message: ¡¾Please build a ¡°Science Lab¡± in the base and assign someone to be in charge first¡¿ We still need a science lab? Shen Cheng frowned slightly: obviously, what happened with Dawn light had left a very bad impression on her cub, and she herself didn¡¯t have much of a good impression of the mad scientists in the science lab and their crazy experiments. Unlocking the technology tree¡­ Maybe she should ask Zaizai first if he can accept it? Shen Cheng hesitated for a moment, but when she switched back to the ¡°Base¡± tab, she found a friendly green NPC lying in the simple tent above the base: Fu Yanzhou. The reason why she could see him at a glance was because the man¡¯s health bar was very, very thin, and he was still coughing lightly at the moment, but there were several words written above his head: ¡¾Science Lab Candidate Leader¡¿ At a glance, he was an NPC with a story! CH 42 Unlocking the ¡¾Scientific Laboratory (Basic)¡¿ requires 100G. First, Shen Cheng bought the laboratory and then tried to drag Fu Yanzhou as the head of the laboratory. Something strange happened. Every time she dragged the character to the laboratory door, the character always shook their head to refuse, and then the game popped up a message ¡°conditions not met,¡± and Fu Yanzhou returned to his original position in the tent. ¡°?¡± This is the first time Shen Cheng has encountered such a situation. Since driving away the rebels outside, the reputation of the Noah base has reached ¡°slightly famous.¡± After the plot of the Tenglong base, the reputation even reached ¡°somewhat famous.¡± Shen Cheng originally thought that since this ¡°prospective leader¡± was green and friendly, she could just pull him in for scientific research. Who knew that he would refuse? Is the friendliness value deceiving me? Shen Cheng pouted and, in consideration of the green and friendly mark on his head, added ¡°Fu Yanzhou¡± to the base¡¯s temporary staff list. In the Noah base, the system broadcasted once again. ¡°Please go to the tent area to connect: Fu Yanzhou.¡± As soon as Yan Hongyu went to the tent area to pick up the person, she was surrounded. The people who were still here were all very eager to stay in the Noah base for a long time. Finally, a woman came out¡ªshe looked like she was someone in charge, and those who wanted to go in eagerly stared at her. Yan Hongyu looked around and randomly grabbed someone and asked, ¡°Where is Fu Yanzhou?¡± ¡°Fu Yanzhou?¡± The woman hesitated for a moment and hesitantly said to Yan Hongyu, ¡°Are you here to pick up Fu Yanzhou to go to the base?¡± Yan Hongyu¡¯s face turned slightly cold, and she frowned: ¡°This is not your concern.¡± ¡°But¡­ Fu Yanzhou¡­¡± The woman frowned and hesitated for a moment, seeing Yan Hongyu¡¯s face turn black, and then said, ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll take you there.¡± The woman led Yan Hongyu to a tent area. The area was surprisingly clean and didn¡¯t even look like it was inhabited by men. Yan Hongyu lifted the curtain and walked in. The first thing that hit her nose was the faint fragrance of cedar and cypress, mixed together like the breath of melting snow. Since the arrival of the apocalypse, Yan Hongyu had never smelled this refreshing scent on any man, which made her first stunned, then raised the tent curtain high. The light filtered in through the tent door, causing the man who was half asleep and half awake on the bed to squint his eyes and ask, ¡°Hmm?¡± Shen Cheng watched this scene on her phone, carefully examining Fu Yanzhou and the debuffs on his body. She couldn¡¯t help but roll her eyes: ¡°Well, the reason why the conditions are not met has been found.¡± The deep red debuff hanging on Fu Yanzhou¡¯s body was ¡°malnutrition,¡± the second was ¡°social anxiety and discomfort,¡± and the third was ¡°extreme cleanliness.¡± How did such a picky man survive and crawl into the tent area in this era? Shen Cheng dragged Yan Hongyu a little and asked her to keep a distance from the man standing at the door. On the screen, she could clearly see that as Yan Hongyu approached slightly, the ¡°discomfort¡± on Fu Yanzhou¡¯s body turned into ¡°extreme discomfort,¡± and finally turned into ¡°extreme desire to escape.¡± Anyway¡­ to prevent the scientist from escaping and the technology tree from being locked down, Yan Hongyu should still talk to the expert from a little bit of a distance. Yan Hongyu felt a faint pushing force and furrowed her brows slightly. She looked critically at the man who suddenly caught the attention of the big shot and called her out to meet him. Fu Yanzhou slowly sat up from the bed. His eyes were vaguely dark brown, his skin was as pale as snow, and his thin body almost showed the bones supporting it. The gleam in his eyes was deep, as if he could see through you at a glance. He sluggishly sat up, rubbed his messy hair, and spoke slowly with a hint of exhaustion, ¡°I don¡¯t want to go anywhere¡­¡± It sounded feeble. Yan Hongyu¡¯s first impression of him was: how did such a weak chicken manage to survive to this point without any strength? Although there were many people who became thin after the apocalypse, how could he maintain such an air of indifference? She smiled sarcastically and said, ¡°I don¡¯t care what you want to do. The task I received is to bring you to the base.¡± Yan Hongyu had no intention of talking to him any further. She immediately went to the door and called a few people, who then dismantled his bed with a few bangs and turned it into a stretcher to carry him away. Fu Yanzhou had no intention of resisting: he was more likely too lazy to resist. Even after being carried to the base and placed in the hall, where the passing girls gave him strange looks, Fu Yanzhou still had a tired expression on his face, looking utterly listless. Yan Hongyue became more and more angry as she looked at him, while Shen Cheng found this little person quite amusing. Just as she was laughing at him for flipping over like a turtle on the bed, she saw a line of words appear above his head: ¡°If there were fewer people, it would be better.¡± Interesting. Shen Cheng found this subplot somewhat interesting. Since this little person wanted peace and quiet¡­ why not give him a separate room? Shen Cheng found an empty room and carried Fu Yanzhou on a small stretcher all the way there, using her ¡°flying¡± ability. Everyone in the base was stunned, thinking that this new boss had some special superpower. Fu Yanzhou himself lay comfortably on the stretcher, behaving like a broken jar that couldn¡¯t care less. When they arrived at the room, the little person looked around and another line of words appeared above his head: ¡°The food cannot be too poor. No pig food.¡± ¡°?¡± Shen Cheng was helpless. The food they were eating in the base was still the stuff brought back from Walmart, barely edible and far from delicious. Even if Shen Cheng knew that this thin-skinned researcher, who could die at the touch of a finger, was possibly a big shot, she couldn¡¯t provide much at the moment. As for food and drink, they could only wait for Xi Bei to wake up and for the base to start hydroponic planting before they could even begin to talk about recipes. But looking at Fu Yanzhou¡¯s state was also heartbreaking. Comparing him to her own cub, she realized that her cub was so soft, obedient, and easy to take care of. How did this pampered one survive to Noah? Never mind. Shen Cheng hesitated for a moment, turned off the light in Fu Yanzhou¡¯s room, and let him continue to sleep with his eyes closed. The room fell into darkness. Fu Yanzhou opened his eyes: if his feeling was not wrong, there was an unusual feeling of someone around him just now. But now it¡¯s gone. Combined with the rumors of the Noah base and what he saw in the base, it seems that this base is really interesting. It¡¯s true that he couldn¡¯t tolerate bad food, and he didn¡¯t want to socialize with people, but when it comes to research¡­ if he could live a comfortable life with enough food and clothing, he could consider it. With this thought, Fu Yanzhou closed his eyes again: Sleep, sleep, maybe there will be food when he wakes up. ** The next day, a box was delivered to Shen Cheng¡¯s home. Since the last lesson, her roommate has never touched her deliveries again, and this time was no exception. Shen Cheng opened the small box and found that there was only a yellow fruit inside: to be honest, if you say the game company is really stingy, they could at least materialize something every day. But to materialize something¡­ it was clearly an orange, but there was only one? Don¡¯t fool me, in the game, one orange is about a pound! After slowly unwrapping the newspaper on the outside and smelling the faint fragrance emanating from the inside, Shen Cheng couldn¡¯t help but take a deep breath: it smells so good and sweet! Really, it smelt so delicious! That is a very pure scent that can only be found on freshly picked oranges from a tree in the field. It cannot be compared to any perfume. The back of Shen Cheng¡¯s throat involuntarily moved as she swallowed her saliva. When she picked up the orange, she felt that her previous doubts were a bit unwarranted. The appearance of this orange was too good! She began to doubt again: is this game company really making games? Could it be that they are actually selling fruit under the guise of a game company? She smelled the fragrance again and looked at the yellow and plump body of the fruit. The hesitation in her mind was completely defeated by the strong aroma. Shen Cheng hesitated for a moment before peeling the skin and putting the juicy flesh into her mouth. After taking a bite, she felt that the taste was so good that if she could sell it, her fruit business would immediately go up to the next level! At this moment, Shen Cheng didn¡¯t think about manifesting any jade bars or other things. She believed that even if the game company gave her 20 yuan for some shoddy products, it would be good enough. But when it came to fruit¡­ When she thought about the taste of the orange that she had just tasted, Shen Cheng felt tempted. Even though she felt a bit guilty about taking away cub¡¯s harvest, he probably wouldn¡¯t mind, right? Shen Cheng thought for a moment, finished the orange and wiped off the juice on her hands. She then went back to the game, checked the new arrival, Fu Yanzhou, who was lying lazily on the bed in the base, and breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that his blood seemed to have thinned out a bit. She then went to see cub: ¡°Hello, Li Weilan!¡± When Li Weilan heard her energetic voice today, he didn¡¯t notice that a slight smile had appeared on his lips. ¡°Hello, Cheng.¡± The next second, a dizzying message hit him like a blow from her mouth: ¡°The oranges we planted yesterday were super delicious. I was thinking¡­ when we get back to the base, let¡¯s give one to the new guy?¡± ¡°The new¡­ guy?¡± Li Weilan almost doubted that his ears were playing tricks on him. What new guy? He slowly and stiffly turned his neck back¨C yesterday, they had planted an orange tree in their space, which only had two fruits on it, compared to the three on the apple tree next door. He had indeed suspected why the number wasn¡¯t quite right. Translated on ho lo lo novels dot com. But he thought maybe she had eaten or taken them away. When he looked at the small gap on the tree, his heart only vaguely felt a bit of sweetness. Now what was she saying? Give it to the new guy? Li Weilan fell silent. After a while, he heard his own voice that had cooled down almost instantly: ¡°My oranges¡­¡± ¡°I ate them, they were super sweet!¡± Her voice was smiling and seemed to have no idea that his words could have a double meaning. Oh, she ate them. Only then did Li Weilan feel a little relieved in his heart, but then he pressed down on his slightly upturned mouth¨C although she had eaten this batch of oranges herself, she said there were others in the base¡­ This matter still couldn¡¯t be taken lightly. ¡°Has there been a new ability user in the base?¡± he asked gently, trying to probe. ¡°Yeah,¡± Shen Cheng said, ¡°a particularly fragile scientist named Fu Yanzhou. Looks useless, like he could fall down just with a gust of wind.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡± Although the tone was disdainful, it felt¡­sour. Li Weilan took a deep breath and silently shut down. It was at this moment that Chen Feng walked over. He didn¡¯t notice Li Weilan¡¯s gentle voice because he didn¡¯t think there was anyone nearby. His voice interrupted their conversation: ¡°Brother Li, the road ahead is blocked.¡± Upon hearing this, Li Weilan looked at the map. Sure enough, the location where the road was supposed to be was marked as ¡°obstacle, needs manual clearing.¡± It was already late at night, and manual clearing¡­ Li Weilan looked at the row of 20 little radishes and frowned, ¡°There is no other way. It¡¯s not safe to clear it at night, so let¡¯s wait until morning.¡± ¡°Okay, Brother Li.¡± Chen Feng also thought so. The adults were fine, but the children were tired. Although they hadn¡¯t shouted or made any noise all the way, they were still well-behaved. However, considering their safety at night, it was best to stay overnight in an empty house. In the misty white fog at night, there seemed to be a small villa on the outside of the road, which looked like a European-style building from a distance. There was also a small lake behind it, which used to be a scenic area for wealthy people to vacation. They were going to find an empty house to stay in for the night and set off the next morning. CH 43 Originally, Li Weilan didn¡¯t plan to spend the night outside. They only took about 18 hours from Noah to Tenglong. But on the way back from the Tenglong base, due to the children, they had to slow down to some extent, and for some reason, the road they took back seemed unfamiliar and off track. It seemed like they had to spend the night in this villa area. The night in the villa area was particularly quiet. Every building looked pitch black from the outside, as if the entire villa area was uninhabited at first glance. Everyone knew that this was impossible. Small villa communities like this one by the highway were actually very popular end-of-the-world bases. Once the iron gate was closed and the zombies inside were cleared out, each villa could accommodate at least ten or twenty people. Mutual defense and patrol were common practices in small gatherings like this in the end-of-the-world. But this villa area was eerily quiet. Li Weilan wasn¡¯t afraid himself, but Chen Feng protected the children behind him, fearing that a crazy person would jump out from somewhere and harm the children. Twenty children followed them silently from behind. Li Weilan walked quietly in the dark, and suddenly heard a small, tender voice from behind, ¡°Shadow!¡± He turned around abruptly and saw a girl named Xiao Ai in the team. She still had a look of panic on her face and whispered, ¡°Just now, a dark shadow flashed by!¡± It was silent in the darkness, as if nothing was there. But Li Weilan knew that the girl was not lying because he also felt the energy wave just now. Whatever the shadow was in the darkness, it had been hunting them since they set foot in the villa area. What should they do? He hesitated for a moment, then looked at the beautiful Western-style villa in front of him, and kicked the door open with one foot! With a loud bang, the door fell down. The shadow inside was probably also startled. It didn¡¯t expect that someone would choose to confront it head-on. With a roar, the monster crouching in the living room rushed straight towards Li Weilan! With its roar, the people in front of it finally saw that all the animals that had emerged from those villas were actually pets from various families! Crouching in the living room of this house was a large cat that was half the size of a tiger, with blood-red eyes. The claws on its paws were outstretched and were two to three meters long and as sharp as knives, obviously a mutant beast. The one that ran past the girl just now was probably a mutant dog. Its body was as big as a lion, but at this moment, it looked nothing like the cute and obedient pet it used to be. It was full of ferocity and viciousness, obviously wanting to tear the group of people in front to shreds! ¡°Ah!¡± Xiao Ai trembled in fear, watching the mutant beasts slowly approaching them and slowly backing away. Perhaps her fear intensified the momentum of these mutant beasts. Even in these times, mutant beasts knew that they had to pick on the weak ones. Seeing Li Weilan¡¯s appearance and the knife in his hand, the leading giant cat turned its eyes and immediately let out a roar, signaling its subordinates to attack the children! The first one to pounce was a huge mutant dog. This dog was covered in scars, with one eye blind and looking like an old injury. Even just a glance at it was terrifying enough to scare children. Xiao Ai looked at the dog¡¯s blind eye and its wide-open mouth drooling with blood. She was so scared that she fell to the ground and cried out ¡°wahhhh¡±. The six-year-old girl had already lived in the apocalypse for a year, but had never faced such a terrifying monster before. She even forgot that she was holding a mechanical doll in her hand: the life-saving mechanical doll fell to the ground when she crawled backwards with both hands and feet, and its cold mechanical eyes flickered, but without waiting for the owner¡¯s command, it finally had to reluctantly shut down. ¡°Xiao Ai!¡± The boy, who was a little older than her and had been taking care of her, looked at the dog chasing after her like a cat playing with a mouse. He chased after Xiao Ai while Li Weilan and Chen Feng who were leading the team had already started fighting with several sharp-toothed and sharp-clawed big cats and couldn¡¯t spare any attention to this side. Suddenly, the boy remembered something, threw his doll and shouted, ¡°Pikachu, activate!¡± This was a signal he came up with himself. The original signal only needed the two words ¡°activate¡±. In the moment when the boy¡¯s crisp childish voice dissipated in the wind, the doll on the ground suddenly stood up, and a red dot appeared in its eyes. With a loud bang, the red light in its eyes punched a huge hole in the dog¡¯s body. The dog yelped in pain, and its companions, who had seemed to be watching the show, rushed over. In the night, only pairs of eerie green eyes could be seen flashing in the darkness. The children were surrounded in the middle, and the dog only yelped impatiently and scratched the ground, ready to pounce again. But when the children saw the boy¡¯s action, they all remembered their own toy robots. There were twenty children in total, and nineteen of them had protective toys. They all shouted ¡°activate¡±, and the loyal ¡°child protection toys¡± grew as soon as the wind blew, tightly protecting the children. The big dogs repeatedly pounced, leaving only rusty marks on the robots at most¨Ctheir saliva had a corrosive effect, and if it splashed on human skin, it would naturally cause wounds. But blocked by the robots, the children were unharmed. Li Weilan, Chen Feng, and Xi Nan are facing a group of mutated cats, some as big as small tigers. Compared to dogs that act as a group, cats are much more agile in their movements. Sun Yifei, an earth-based ability user among adults, is surrounded by them. Although he is also an ability user, his ability is more inclined towards construction, planning, and assistance, so his combat effectiveness is basically like that of a burden. Fortunately, the cats are not organized among themselves, and their fighting is not coordinated. Therefore, Li Weilan easily blocks their attacks while observing the situation on the children¡¯s side. Seeing that the reinforced robots protect the children in the middle, he breathed a sigh of relief. Li Weilan glanced at Chen Feng, who was already anxious, and whispered, ¡°Do you think you can protect them forever? Children who grew up in the apocalypse will have to face these things someday.¡± It¡¯s not that they can¡¯t save them, but if these children can¡¯t even use their equipment and abilities to protect themselves, then even if they arrive at Noah, they will only be a burden. The Noah Base is small and cannot afford to support these idle people. Li Weilan thinks that giving these children some exercise on the road is necessary. At this moment, Chen Feng finally let out a long breath. Although the reasoning is there, he is the one who raised these children, so he is the one who worries the most. In a flash, a giant cat seized on his hesitation and the coordination gap between him and Li Weilan. With a roar, it pounced on him. With a ¡°shua la¡± sound, Chen Feng staggered backward, and the attack left a long bloody scar on his back, tearing his clothes apart. The giant cat¡¯s green eyes flashed with a cunning and triumphant light, and it shook its tail to leave another bloody mark on Chen Feng¡¯s face. Chen Feng groaned in pain, ¡°What kind of cat is this? Even if it¡¯s a tiger before the apocalypse, it¡¯s impossible to directly hit me with its tail like this! I almost got a concussion!¡± His head was buzzing, and under this tremendous force, he couldn¡¯t even crawl up. At this moment, a gap appeared in the formation formed by the three adults on the periphery. Li Weilan looked at the big cat that pounced over, and without holding back, a flash of spatial cutting light appeared. The tail of the giant cat fell off, along with a burst of blood mist. His spatial cutting was an advanced spatial distortion ability. In the instant it was activated, it could cut open the space crack. The cut opening was neat and tidy. Before the giant cat could react, its tail had disappeared. The severe pain of having its tail cut off, coupled with the anger that made its butt feel cold, made the giant cat lose the calmness it had before it attacked sneakily. Its whole body was covered in fur, its tailless butt lowered, and it stared at Li Weilan with resentment, roaring and pouncing crazily towards him. Li Weilan was well prepared for this. He stretched out his hands, and Thunder ignited a bright light as bright as day, hitting the giant cat at close range and making the sound of its fur being electrified. The giant cat fell silent and collapsed. Obviously, it was the head of this group of mutated cats. Now that it had fallen, the other few beside it shrank back in fear and didn¡¯t dare to come forward. ¡°Stop, stop, stop! You guys stop!¡± Suddenly, a woman¡¯s scream came from the second floor of the villa. The sound of slippers going ¡°thump, thump, thump¡± down the stairs could be heard. A woman in a white nightgown, clean and fair, ran downstairs. She ran to the big cat that was burnt by the electricity, wanting to reach out but didn¡¯t dare. When she lifted her head, her long black hair revealed a beautiful face like a flower. Translated on ho lo lo novels dot com. Even Shen Cheng, who had been watching the plot with great interest, made a light ¡°hmm¡± sound: the Q version even more highlighted the girl¡¯s beauty. She could still be so beautiful in the apocalypse. Could it be that this girl is my cub¡¯s official partner? Thinking of this, Shen Cheng, for some reason, felt a little uncomfortable. She furrowed her brows slightly, but when she looked at her cub¡¯s face which was still indifferent. Even the hand holding Thunder seemed to have no fluctuations. He said coldly, ¡°Are these monsters that you raised?¡± The woman glared at him angrily. In the darkness, facing a group of men, she leaned her body lightly into the burnt fur of the giant cat. Her tears fell one by one, and Chen Feng and Xi Nan were shocked to find that the burnt fur of the giant cat was gradually recovering where her tears flowed! They looked at each other and saw the surprise in each other¡¯s eyes. This woman¡­ is the rarest and most precious healing ability in the end times! Commonly known as a nurse! And it seems that these giant beasts also listen to her, this woman can heal herself, and she also raised such a group of mutant beasts, she must be able to live comfortably in this world! No wonder there is no one in this villa area, perhaps only this woman lives in this villa area! The cat under the woman¡¯s hand made a weak moan, as if it realized that its owner could support it. The giant cat, which was already listless, howled twice, apparently in a complaining manner. Li Weilan¡¯s expression had become impatient. The woman with teary eyes looked over and said, ¡°Why hurt my tiger? You were the ones who broke into our home, and Tiger was just protecting me!¡± ¡°¡­¡± They felt that something was not logical. But what she said seemed to make sense. Xi Nan and Chen Feng simultaneously had this thought: What¡¯s wrong? They couldn¡¯t figure it out. Sandy: I smell a white lotus, do you? CH 44 Li Weilan stared coldly at the scene of the person and the cat cuddling, with no expression on his face. He neither said that she was wrong nor softened his tone to apologize as she hoped. The cold night wind blew by, and the woman¡¯s soft sobbing gradually became weaker. With tears in her eyes, she held a faint resentment: What¡¯s wrong with these people? Can¡¯t they even coax a woman? Just then, a soft voice like a kitten came from beside him. It was a child¡¯s voice, innocent and lovely, but the content was not quite right in the woman¡¯s ears: ¡°Sister, your big cat can heal. My hand hurts too¡­¡± The little girl weakly raised her yellow and thin arm, which was bruised and scratched. It was injured when she dodged a mutant dog¡¯s attack earlier, and the blood was mixed with mud. However, the little girl neither cried nor made a scene, only asking with wide eyes, ¡°Sister, if we don¡¯t fight anymore, can you heal my hand?¡± Li Weilan crossed his arms and a faint hint of mockery flashed in his eyes. This hint of mockery was aimed at Chen Feng, who had a glimmer of hope in his eyes: unreliable. The woman was stunned for a moment. Then, a hint of anger flashed in her eyes as she hugged her cat tightly in her arms. ¡°You hurt my cats and my dogs, and you still want me to heal you? Fine! Bring me some supplies in exchange!¡± Chen Feng¡¯s eyes showed dissatisfaction. If this woman really wanted to turn swords into plowshares and didn¡¯t want to fight anymore, it would be effortless to heal the child. After all, children were not the main combat force, and the children who survived in their team were not the kind who were stubborn and unreasonable. Ciao was even the favorite of the orphan group. Moreover, Xiao Ai only had minor injuries, which wouldn¡¯t require much energy. His excitement about encountering a rare healing ability user gradually faded. Chen Feng went over to pick up Xiao Ai and made a vaguely defensive posture. He didn¡¯t forget that it was these mutant beasts who attacked people first, and they even went straight for the children! Li Weilan looked coldly at the seemingly weak and gentle woman and only asked her one question, ¡°All these mutant beasts need to eat meat, right? What do you usually feed them?¡± The woman was stunned for a moment. She didn¡¯t answer, but Chen Feng and his companions¡¯ expressions changed slightly. If the mutated beasts hadn¡¯t eaten humans before, why would they charge straight at the children? Before the apocalypse, many cats and dogs were companions that grew up with children. However, just now, everyone could clearly see that the dog charged straight at the smallest child, Xiao Ai, in the group. They didn¡¯t even bother to look at other slightly taller but thinner boys, and were quite picky eaters! Such cats and dogs, if not trained by their owner, if they had not had similar experiences¡­ it¡¯s despicable! Chen Feng was able to protect the children at the Tenglong base, but he was no saint. When Li Weilan¡¯s words woke him up, he immediately realized where his logic had gone wrong earlier. Once he figured this out, his expression changed and he looked at the woman with only cold vigilance in his eyes. The woman did not expect the handsome man leading the group to speak so directly and harshly. She had thought that she had shown rare talent in her abilities, and with her group of cats and dogs, even if these people didn¡¯t regard her highly, she could at least exchange for peaceful coexistence. This was how she had dealt with several groups of ability users before. When she encountered weaker ones, she pretended not to know, and when she encountered stronger ones, she showed her face and used both hard and soft tactics to resolve things. How could humans be compared to beasts? She turned her eyes and then smiled at Xiao Ai in a gentle manner. ¡°Sister is worried about Dali being hurt. I¡¯m not really angry at you. Here, let me help you heal.¡± ¡°No need.¡± Li Weilan suddenly felt something added to his hand. He realized what it was, and a warm feeling rushed through his heart. There was even a hint of a smile on his cold face, which even stunned the woman who had previously felt endless hatred towards by Li Weilan. Li Weilan gently extended his hand towards Xiao Ai, holding a bottle of light green ointment. ¡°We have our own medicine.¡± Xiao Ai obediently walked over, her voice soft and tender: ¡°It doesn¡¯t hurt much¡­¡± Before she finished her sentence, she was shocked by the sight of the wound on her leg, which healed visibly at a speed that could be seen with the naked eye. Damn it! There¡¯s actually such a medicine! If there¡¯s medicine, why bother letting her heal it! The anger in the woman¡¯s heart grew stronger. She didn¡¯t think she was wrong, but was angry that they had such a miraculous medicine that rivaled healing abilities. It seemed that her ability couldn¡¯t earn too many points on their side. ¡°What do you want to do?¡± Since they had come to this point, the woman didn¡¯t bother pretending anymore. She stood up in anger and protected the cats and dogs behind her, saying, ¡°I¡¯m not afraid of you, but these are all stray pets that I¡¯ve taken in. Even if one dies, I¡¯ll be heartbroken. If you want something, just say it directly. There¡¯s no need to put on airs.¡± Li Weilan¡¯s deep brown eyes fell silently on her face, and after a while, he smiled lightly and said, ¡°We¡¯re just looking for a place to stay for one night. Find us an empty villa and we¡¯ll stay for the night and leave.¡± ** The villa the woman pointed out was really clean, but it was also bare and empty. However, it had windows and a roof, and the children found some sheets to lay on the ground and slept. In the apocalypse, children were no longer like the little princesses and ancestors of the past, and they all had strong self-care abilities. Li Weilan leaned against the window in the living room, looking at the darkness outside, while Xi Nan looked at his contemplative profile and couldn¡¯t help but whisper to him, ¡°Brother Li, is that it for this matter?¡± ¡°Is it?¡± Li Weilan hooked his lips and asked the other two adult men, ¡°What do you think?¡± Xi Nan brought along Sun Yifei, an earth type ability user who was not a combat-type but rather useful for logistics. At this moment, he was listening to their conversation without rushing to express his own opinion. He didn¡¯t interrupt. Chen Feng paused, looking at the children sleeping in the living room in all sorts of positions. ¡°Shall we just¡­ forget it?¡± he suggested. ¡°We can forget about people,¡± Sun Yifei whispered. ¡°But not about those mutant cats and dogs.¡± Chen Feng and Xi Nan turned to look at him. With Li Weilan¡¯s deep and penetrating gaze on him, Sun Yifei hesitated before continuing, ¡°Even the pets that were accustomed to eating human flesh before the apocalypse and would attack humans for no reason are not suitable for coexistence with humans.¡± Li Weilan nodded slightly, encouraging Sun Yifei to go on. He continued, following the logic of a science and engineering man, ¡°She didn¡¯t hurt us, so we can¡¯t resort to vigilante justice against her. But if we let the mutated cats and dogs that attack children live, we¡¯ll be accomplices if another ability user comes here in the future.¡± ¡°But¡­¡± Chen Feng couldn¡¯t follow his logic. ¡°She is a healing-type ability user after all. If we kill her pets, won¡¯t she become our enemy? Isn¡¯t that creating unnecessary trouble for ourselves?¡± To him, either they should eliminate the potential threat or make peace with her, and part ways tomorrow. It didn¡¯t make sense to kill the mutant pets and leave themselves with a bunch of follow-up problems. However, Xi Nan already understood Sun Yifei¡¯s point of view. Even though this was already a lawless post-apocalyptic world, rules were necessary in a large base. He was already¡­ faintly imagining himself in the role of a base administrator! ¡°It seems that my good friend has a high opinion of Noah, otherwise, with his low-key personality, he would never speak up about this on the road,¡± Li Weilan thought and nodded, his gentle gaze falling on the children who were already asleep in the room, and whispered to someone, ¡°Can you watch over the children for me?¡± Shen Cheng knew clearly that she was the one being addressed. A hint of pride curled up at the corner of her lips: how come cub I raised have such good values? Ah, this game is really well-made! Her cub, who had principles and bottom lines in both values and methods, and had not been consumed by the abyss despite experiencing it firsthand, really made her heart skip a beat. Mom would be willing to spend any amount of money on such a child! The scene fell silently into the peaceful, serene darkness of the room. A flickering flame illuminated the peaceful side faces of the boys and girls, as if it were a sweet dream at night. Outside the frame, there was a faint sound of animals howling and fighting, as if it was another world. The woman curled up in her room, hating so much that her gums bled. She never thought that these people would be so ruthless. Just now, she only took a sneak peek at the window and saw the mutated beasts she raised dying one by one under the leader¡¯s hands. Her heart felt like it was being cut with a knife repeatedly, but she couldn¡¯t summon the courage to go down and stop them. Looking at the leader¡¯s cold gaze, she knew that he would not spare her because of her ability. He just probably thought that she didn¡¯t deserve to die and let her go. As for the concept of whether or not she should be treated differently because of her abilities, it seemed like it never crossed his mind! Why would there be such a nemesis? Her tears rolled down one by one, whimpering like a small animal, the woman was tremling all over but unable to muster the courage to leave the house. Translated on ho lo lo novels dot com. *** Li Weilan got rid of the last big dog. In the woman¡¯s backyard, they found many human remains and bones in the dog and cat kennels, the stench was overwhelming, like a battlefield in hell. Looking at these horrifying scenes, even Chen Feng, who had the softest heart, could not say a word about ¡°not hurting animals.¡± He didn¡¯t even dare to think about what would happen if they were defeated today. What about the children? What about themselves? Would the healing ability user he thought highly of give them even half of her sympathy? Li Weilan quietly lit a fire. Watching the fur of the animals and the human bones gradually being engulfed by the flames, he glanced at the blacked-out windows and sneered: If she had the courage to come down and argue, and take responsibility for this scene of carnage, he would respect her for being daring. But now, she turned a blind eye to the slaughter of her beloved pets after saying a lot of empty words about pampering and loving them. Their Noah would not want such an ability user. Even if her ability is rare, what he needs is a companion with a heart towards the light, a teammate who can entrust their back in life and death on the wasteland, not¡­ a coward who only dares to stab in the back and has no courage to bear their own sins. The next day, when Li Weilan and his team set off, there was still a faint smell of burnt flesh in the air. The woman¡¯s small building seemed to have been burned down by herself, and the person inside was naturally nowhere to be found. At noon that day, Li Weilan and his team returned to the Noah base. As soon as they arrived at the base, Li Weilan heard from Yan Hongyu who came up to meet him about the siege of the Noah base and the arrival of a strange man sent by the boss. ¡°What¡¯s his name?¡± His pupils shrank. ¡°Fu Yanzhou.¡± Yan Hongyu didn¡¯t expect Li Weilan to have no idea about this matter, and immediately added, ¡°This person is really difficult to deal with¡­ Fortunately, Brother Li, you¡¯re back.¡± Li Weilan¡¯s eyebrows faintly furrowed: Difficult to deal with? He paused and said casually, ¡°Let me go see him.¡± CH 45 Li Weilan stepped into Fu Yanzhou¡¯s dormitory. Before entering the room, he took a quick glance at the furnishings inside. Clean, neat, and refreshing. However, it was empty and lifeless, except for the man lying dead in bed in broad daylight, as if there was no sign of life or change. When the other people at Noah Base moved into their own dormitories, they would inevitably decorate them with some personal style, even if it was just a flower, a piece of grass, or a photo, to bring some personal touch to their living space. This showed their respect for their living space and their love for the base. But Fu Yanzhou did not do that. His personal belongings were in a small bag by the bed, as if he was ready to wander and travel at any time. After taking a look around, Li Weilan immediately formed his first impression of this person named Fu Yanzhou: threat level (extremely low). Perhaps hearing the sound of the door, Fu Yanzhou slowly got up from the bed. Rubbing his forehead wearily, he didn¡¯t have time to open his eyes and just said in a low, hoarse voice, ¡°I¡¯m not hungry, thank you for your concern.¡± It was time for lunch, but he didn¡¯t want to eat. He couldn¡¯t eat. ¡°I heard you have no appetite.¡± Li Weilan suppressed the acidity and hostility overflowing from his chest. When he saw the other person¡¯s thin body and almost pale face, his first reaction was that he couldn¡¯t die, ¡°If you want to eat something, just say it, we will try to satisfy you.¡± It was a man¡¯s voice. This was not the girl who had been coming to see him for the past few days. Fu Yanzhou¡¯s voice was hoarse: ¡°It¡¯s not because of those girls that I have no appetite¡­ I¡­¡± He wanted to explain, but gritted his teeth and said, ¡°Sorry for causing trouble to you all. I¡¯ll eat whatever it is!¡± Even pig food would have to do¡­ Li Weilan was stunned. Did Fu Yanzhou think that they would punish Yan Hongyu for his lack of cooperation? It seemed that he had a very high opinion of himself. Hopefully, his real abilities matched his confidence. However, there was still an unsolved mystery in Li Weilan¡¯s mind. In fact, this was one of the main reasons why he came today. He looked down at Fu Yanzhou, who was swaying and pale, and his gaze became more scrutinizing, which made people uneasy. But his hesitant words came out, ¡°How¡­ did you meet her?¡± Fu Yanzhou was taken aback. Her? Who was she? His heart skipped a beat. He had already figured out that the leader of this base was not the girl in the red dress who picked him up that day. Could it be that her actions caused dissatisfaction with her leader? ¡°I don¡¯t know her!¡± he hurriedly explained. ¡°The girl who picked me up that day, we had never met before! I don¡¯t even know her name¡­¡± Li Weilan was attentive in the first half, but in the second half, he realized that they were talking about two different things. This person didn¡¯t look like he had received ¡°Her¡± attention like he himself did. Judging from what he saw and heard, Fu Yanzhou didn¡¯t seem like he was deliberately hiding something. So¡­ what did she want this person for? Li Weilan¡¯s gaze lingered for a moment on the other¡¯s delicate and pale skin, as well as his particularly clean, almost peeling fingers. Finally, his gaze fell on the flat and smooth bed sheet that could almost trigger OCD, and he nodded, ¡°It¡¯s good that Mr. Fu is willing to eat. I¡¯ll send someone to bring the food later.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡± Why did this person¡¯s emotions seem so peculiar? Although Fu Yanzhou was not good at socializing, he clearly felt the slight fluctuations in the other¡¯s emotions, from the initial hostility and scrutiny, to gradual dissipation, then sudden increase in attention, and finally relaxation. He suddenly felt that coming to Noah Base might not be such a good idea. Not long after, the girl in red who had brought him in earlier brought food. Fu Yanzhou smelled an extremely pure scent of rice, and his stomach, which had already felt like it didn¡¯t exist, suddenly made a grumbling sound. His brow and eyes, which had been dim, instantly lit up: this was nothing like what he had imagined! It wasn¡¯t that Fu Yanzhou didn¡¯t want to eat, but his ability naturally amplified all his senses around him, including his taste. His spiritual power tendrils, like millions of tiny hairs, brought him not only expanded observational and analytical abilities but also extreme torment. For him, any food that wasn¡¯t purified and any environment full of pollution were extremely painful to endure. Every second was a constant torture to himself. But this bowl of rice porridge was different. It was lightly flavored, without many seasonings, but it nourished his heart and lungs. This was the first time since his ability had awakened that he had eaten without any pain. Yan Hongyu looked at Fu Yanzhou eating loudly and wrote the word ¡°disgust¡± all over her face. What does this mean? Did they give him pig food to eat before? Is the porridge that Brother Li sent over now a divine dish? How did this person survive in the wasteland? He¡¯s so picky¡­ it¡¯s been a year since the apocalypse started. Even if he¡¯s a little princess, he couldn¡¯t be that delicate, right? However, Fu Yanzhou didn¡¯t notice the disgust between her eyebrows. He felt energetic after finishing his meal and smiled, asking Yan Hongyu, ¡°Where is the base laboratory?¡± ¡°What?¡± Yan Hongyu didn¡¯t hear clearly and hesitated for a moment. ¡°The laboratory,¡± Fu Yanzhou paused, ¡°The assignment I refused that day was for the laboratory.¡± *** When Shen Cheng came online, the game displayed ¡°Technology tree has been unlocked¡± and ¡°Base research has been conducted¡±. Huh? She was stunned for a moment: What happened during the short time she was offline? Calculating the time, cub should have returned to the base. Could it be that cub himself persuaded the crazy scientist who looked too skinny? Wow, he really is a mature little cub who knows how to do the prerequisite tasks! Shen Cheng happily flipped through the records and found that several logs were refreshed while she was away: ¡°Li Weilan has gone to visit Fu Yanzhou¡±. ¡¾Li Weilan cooked rice porridge and sent it to Fu Yanzhou¡¿ ¡¾Fu Yanzhou ate his fill and set off for the laboratory to work¡¿ ¡¾Reminder: The main character needs your positive praise, please compliment them and increase their mood index!¡¿ ¡°¡­¡± Shen Cheng looked at this prompt and couldn¡¯t help but laugh. Looking at how aloof and cold her cub usually is, it¡¯s hard to imagine that he is such a cute person, who yearns for this old mother¡¯s praises. Well, well, but since it¡¯s her cub raised at home, it¡¯s not a big problem to praise him a little bit! Shen Cheng first opened the main character page and greeted with a smile, ¡°Good evening, Li Weilan.¡± ¡°Good evening, Cheng.¡± Cub, who seemed to be lost in thought, raised his head. ¡°I noticed that the base¡¯s laboratory has started working, and you¡¯ve managed to take care of Fu Yanzhou, you¡¯re really amazing!¡± Shen Cheng only intended to praise him a little bit, but after speaking, she truly felt that he was impressive. Besides, she was really curious, so she couldn¡¯t help but ask, ¡°How did you get Fu Yanzhou to go to work?¡± ¡°¡­¡± Starting off with Fu Yanzhou. Li Weilan faintly frowned. Even though he had already determined that the relationship between her and Fu Yanzhou was completely different from her relationship with himself, and that she would at most just take a brief look at Fu Yanzhou, she wouldn¡¯t talk to him, nor care about him like she cared about himself. But as soon as she opened her mouth, it was about Fu Yanzhou¡­ He was still not very happy about it. ¡°He¡¯s just picky about food. If you want him to work well, all you need to do is let him eat delicious food. However, his requirements for delicious food are different from others.¡± He spoke lightly, not wanting to bring up the topic again, and directly changed the subject, ¡°Apart from Fu Yanzhou, Xi Bei is also recovering.¡± When he said wanted to smash Dawn light before was just an angry remark. Although it was a painful memory, since the medicine had already been made, the medicine itself was innocent. Li Weilan did not plan to waste it like that. Dawn light could cure Xi Bei, and Xi Bei was the lifeline of Xi Nan. One bottle of potion is actually the hearts of two ability users, and Li Weilan didn¡¯t hesitate too much. After Xi Bei drank Dawn light, she fell asleep. Shen Cheng looked at Li Weilan¡¯s mood index, which changed from ¡°mostly cloudy¡± to ¡°light rain¡±. Although it wasn¡¯t as tense as thunder and lightning, it seemed that¡­ her praise didn¡¯t really have any effect? Shen Cheng was a little skeptical of life. She was not good at coaxing people in reality, but that was mainly because she was too thin-skinned in reality. But this is a game! A game where she knows almost all the actions, personality, temperament, and hobbies of the characters! Yet, she couldn¡¯t even coax her own cub¡¯s mood, sobbing, Shen Cheng almost felt like she had become a failed mother. But at the thought of it, Shen Cheng¡¯s gaze fell on cub¡¯s earlier remark, ¡°his requirements for delicious food are different from others¡±. The reason why cub could make Fu Yanzhou go to work was because he knew what Fu Yanzhou wanted. And in interpersonal communication, if you want to make the other person comfortable, it¡¯s not about doing things and saying things to please them, but¡­thinking about what the other person wants! Cub was able to get Fu Yanzhou to work because he knew what Fu Yanzhou wanted. In human interactions, making the other person comfortable is not about speaking and doing things according to one¡¯s own will, but¡­ thinking about what the other person needs! Each person in the game has their own core needs, so what is cub¡¯s need? The task says he needs praise, but what exactly does that entail? Translated on ho lo lo novels dot com. A lightning bolt flashed through Shen Cheng¡¯s mind. She had never been taught these social skills in her life, but ultimately learned them in the game. She thought for a moment and rephrased, ¡°I¡¯m not as sensitive to people¡¯s feelings as you are. Sometimes I think, if we were in the same world, I could learn a lot from you.¡± As she was speaking, the game suddenly froze. Shen Cheng was stunned. On the other end, Li Weilan heard a ¡°ZZZ¡± sound in the middle of the conversation, and missed a section. He only heard ¡°I¡¯m not as sensitive to people¡¯s feelings as you are¡± and ¡°learn from you.¡± He guessed what she had said. Li Weilan¡¯s mood wasn¡¯t as bad as it had been in previous conversations. Thinking back on the conversation, he even smiled slightly. *** After unlocking the technology tree, the base had a huge number of tasks to complete. There were three branches in the technology tree: military, life, and medical. For her part, Shen Cheng could choose to invest her game points in any branch, and after a certain amount of time, Fu Yanzhou would be able to make a breakthrough in that area. The final weapon in the military branch was the ¡°Doomsday¡± missile, the life branch was ¡°Wasteland Pollution Cleanup,¡± and the medical branch was ¡°Zombie Serum,¡± all of which were incredibly tempting. Shen Cheng felt that all three were incredibly useful, but considering the current situation of Noah¡¯s base, she gritted her teeth and chose the ¡°life branch¡± first. There was no other reason except that the Noah base was currently an empty shell, and as ancient people knew, storing grain is more important than becoming king. What was important now was to start production and then focus on military strength. After selecting ¡°focus on the life branch,¡± Fu Yanzhou, who was working in the laboratory, quickly received notification from the base control room. CH 46 Jun 16 2023 Fu Yanzhou was somewhat shocked when he received the order to prioritize the study of the ¡°life branch¡±. There is nothing more important than weapons in the wasteland, except for advanced abilities. This is the only way to ensure the survival rate of the base personnel. This Noah Base¡­ they recruited him to study the life branch first. Fu Yanzhou is not a vegetarian. He does not reject research on weapons, but he is somewhat pleased to receive the order to prioritize the study of the life branch. He only worries about one thing: will others have objections? No one else had objections. When he occasionally brushed shoulders with others, some of them knew that he was currently studying the life skills, and although they clearly didn¡¯t understand what he was talking about, they still showed him enough respect. A new mission prompt popped up on Shen Cheng¡¯s screen: [Fu Yanzhou¡¯s current research direction is: wasteland fabric (life-oriented). Please provide him with reed seeds.] Reed seeds? Shen Cheng searched the store and found that they couldn¡¯t be purchased directly. The only way to get them was to buy a 10-yuan gift bag in the ¡°seed¡± category, with only a 2.5% chance of getting the seeds. Shen Cheng had recently worked hard at her stall and earned some money, so her financial situation had improved somewhat. But every penny was hard-earned, and she felt a little bit reluctant to spend it all at once. After thinking about it, she decided to buy one and put it in her inventory. Surprisingly, this worked? A small golden bag floated in the space, lying quietly, waiting for someone to open its seal and see what¡¯s inside. Shen Cheng saw that this was a feasible option, so she directly pulled Li Weilan into the space. ¡°?¡± Li Weilan was stunned when he saw the pile of bags in his space. Those golden bags floated up as he approached, lively like little elves jumping up and down in the air. At the moment his fingers lightly touched them, he could feel the inner excitement and vitality. He didn¡¯t know what these were. Was today a special day? He couldn¡¯t think of any special day today. Shen Cheng smiled and said, ¡°Li Weilan, can you help me open the bags?¡± ¡°These are¡­¡± He finally found his voice. ¡°They¡¯re treasure boxes, and I want to open one with a reed seed.¡± Shen Cheng made a sincere wish: she had bought ten of them, and if she couldn¡¯t get what she wanted, she would buy ten more. The chance of getting what she wanted in a ten consecutive draws would be slightly higher, and she hoped she could get a reed seed in the first ten draws! A reed seed? This is for Fu Yanzhou. Li Weilan frowned slightly, picked up the first bag, and opened it: [Contaminated Coffee Tree Seed]. Not reed seeds. Shen Cheng never thought she could get what she wanted with just one bag. For seeds like this with such a low chance of success, she was actually prepared to open at least twenty or thirty bags. The second bag was a ¡°pear seed that may not sprout.¡± The third bag was a ¡°moldy lotus seedpod.¡± ¡­ It wasn¡¯t until the ninth bag that she finally got something useful, a ¡°peach tree seed¡± worth 200G, but everything else was just trash. ¡°Wu wu wu, why is my luck as bad as my baby¡¯s!¡± Little demons in her heart were almost crying. She spent 100 yuan, which isn¡¯t a lot, but only getting one useful item made her feel like she was losing out. ¡°As for this seed,¡± at ten o¡¯clock, Li Weilan suddenly looked at her in the void and asked softly, ¡°how much do you want it?¡± Shen Cheng did not think much and blurted out the truth, ¡°Of course it¡¯s ten points! Otherwise, the research will be stuck there! And if we have reed seeds in our base, we can start making clothes ourselves, and then you don¡¯t have to keep wearing dirty pajamas¡­¡± ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡­¡± Li Weilan¡¯s ears turned slightly red. Dirty pajamas. Dirty pajamas. That¡¯s not what I had in mind. This sentence flickered in his ear several times, and he felt his earlobe itch. He reached out and grabbed the bag in the void, opening it heavily to cover up his embarrassment. Her happy voice came through the air, ¡°Ah! Reed seeds!¡± Shen Cheng sat in front of the screen and was happy for a while, glad that she didn¡¯t have to spend another 100 yuan. After giving the reed seeds to Fu Yanzhou, the progress bar ran for three days and the ¡°Basic Textile Planting¡± and ¡°Basic Textile Industry¡± of the base were unlocked. At this time, the phone prompted another piece of good news, Xi Bei¡¯s ability had advanced, and she had become an intermediate plant-based ability user, and regained consciousness. ** When Xi Bei just woke up, she had no idea where she was. The last thing she remembered was her brother carrying her and running frantically. But now, she was facing a bronze wall, and the white light above her head shone on the wall, revealing a simple line. They were no longer in that base. This was Xi Bei¡¯s first impression upon waking up. Her back was no longer tense, and she breathed a sigh of relief. ¡°Xiao Bei!¡± Xi Nan noticed the movement behind him and saw Xi Bei open her black eyes, he happily pounced on her like a big dog and spun around her. ¡°You finally woke up!¡± ¡°Brother, we are in¡­¡± Xi Bei lowered her voice and asked softly. ¡°We are in Noah.¡± Xi Nan said happily. He handed her the meat paste in his hand ¨C he had no patience to feed her, but it was just slightly cool when he handed it over. Xi Bei rolled her eyes and took it to eat. Noah? She looked around the room where she lived. There was only a curtain separating Xi Bei¡¯s bed from Xi Nan, and there were no windows, but it wasn¡¯t dark and was very clean. There were no traces of anyone else living in the room, and it was clear that about ten people could live in it, but since it was given to them, did it mean that there weren¡¯t as many people in this base as there were in the previous ones? Was it a small base? How did she wake up? Xi Bei¡¯s mind raced, but just as she tried to determine their location, the door opened from outside. In came a tall, pale young man. He didn¡¯t even look like he had much fighting power: tsk, a weakling. The man¡¯s eyes were even a little unfocused, and his voice was soft, ¡°Xi Nan, your sister is awake?¡± Xi Nan was extremely happy, nodding vigorously, while the man¡¯s gaze only met Xi Bei¡¯s once and then went down, nodding and saying, ¡°I left the seeds behind. I¡¯ll leave the planting to you guys.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry, don¡¯t worry,¡± Xi Nan smiled happily ¨C for the ability users who were unconscious due to an ability riot, their ¡°illness¡± would be cured when their ability core stabilized. So Xi Nan wasn¡¯t unhappy that Fu Yanzhou came to give seeds to Xi Bei after he heard that she woke up. On the contrary, he smiled with his small white teeth, ¡°We¡¯ll take care of the planting.¡± The man nodded and lazily walked away. ¡°Brother,¡± Xi Bei looked at his back and asked Xi Nan curiously, ¡°Who is he? He looks pretty handsome, just a little skinny.¡± ¡°¡­¡± Forgot, my sister is a face con. Previously, the second generation of Tenglong base was refused by his sister because he was too ugly. Although Fu Yanzhou was a little thin, he still looked good! Xi Nan¡¯s alarm bells rang in his heart, how to dispel his sister¡¯s thoughts? ¡°Sister, don¡¯t forget that we still owe a big favor to the leader of the base because you woke up,¡± Xi Nan quickly said, ¡°if we haven¡¯t paid off the favor, we are still just low-level workers. If you plan to harm him, aren¡¯t you asking for trouble?¡± Fu Yanzhou: Slandered. Xi Bei curled her lips: her brother was just a worrier. How could she not know that she owed someone a favor when she woke up? But she just asked a question because the tall and thin man she saw earlier was handsome. She is not even an adult yet! What is her brother worrying about? ¡°Oh,¡± she immediately said, ¡°please tell me about the favor we owe, brother.¡± After Xi Nan explained what happened on the way to the Tenglong Auction last time, Xi Bei nodded thoughtfully. After taking another look around, she was no longer as careless as before. After finishing the mushy meat in her hand, Xi Bei wiped her mouth and said, ¡°Let¡¯s go, brother, let¡¯s get to work.¡± Xi Bei walked into the ¡°hydroponic room.¡± Inside the hydroponic room, seeds had already been planted and soaked in an unknown liquid. Xi Bei tried to immerse her own plant-based ability into it, closed her eyes, and carefully outlined the process of seed germination, sprouting, and slow growth in her mind. At the moment when her plant-based ability was inserted, Xi Bei could already feel the great vitality contained within each and every seed. The water surrounding them was not like ordinary water, but rather it seemed to respond gently to each drop of water and seed, waiting for her to inject the first strand of ability so that their lives could be revived. It was a kind of natural and upward-spiraling power. This living power was completely different from the power of ¡°pollution¡± and death at the places she had previously worked on in the wasteland. After the apocalypse, almost all bases relied on plant-based ability users to provide food, but after working for a period of time, many of these ability users experienced ability riots. The lower and more massive the exposure to plants, the more frequent these ability riots became. Xi Bei and other plant-based ability users had discussed the reasons behind this, and their common unspoken guess was that the greatest possibility was due to the violent energy contained within the seeds. This energy infiltrated their abilities as they communicated with the plants, like water mixed into oil, causing extreme discomfort in their abilities. This discomfort¡¯s tangible expression was ability riots. Xi Bei originally thought she would feel uncomfortable again. In every communication before, every cycle with the plants, she felt pain, exploitation, and helplessness. But this time was different. Translated on ho lo lo novels dot com. What she felt from the plants was the stretching of rooting and sprouting, the joy of life¡¯s continuation, and the pleasure of finally being able to absorb more nutrients and grow. The joy of the plants was reflected on Xi Bei¡¯s face, but what she didn¡¯t see was that the plants in front of her were growing taller and taller, quickly producing large clusters of fruit. Fu Yanzhou, who was originally standing outside the hydroponic room worriedly, watched her smiling face with a slight pause in his gaze before finally curling his lips and smiling as well. It¡¯s really great to see that his research is bringing comfort to people¡¯s lives instead of pain. Fu Yanzhou felt that the wound in his heart had healed a little. As he turned around, he froze. Why were there so many people around him? His social anxiety was almost suffocating! Those people looked at him with such eagerness and intensity that Fu Yanzhou felt like he was being hit hard and almost wanted to retreat. The people in the base had all heard the good news that the hydroponic room had officially started operating, so they came to see. What was slowly growing and blooming in Xi Bei¡¯s hand was a tree called the ¡°breadfruit¡±, which looked a bit like a coconut tree before the apocalypse, but instead of coconut juice, its fruit contained heavy starch. But this tree was very aggressive, with very, very many vines on its trunk, like human hands, which would whip out when someone got too close. However, almost everyone who saw the tree growing slowly under Xi Bei¡¯s care noticed that the vines on it were gone! They all thought that this improvement was Fu Yanzhou¡¯s credit, and at this point they almost surrounded him and threw him up high ¨C after all, a growing tree meant a stable supply of food! Fu Yanzhou did indeed make some improvements to the tree species, making its fruit bigger and requiring less ability user energy, but¡­ he would rather bury himself in the lab for 24 hours than face the siege of so many people for a second! He almost passed out. It wasn¡¯t until the girl inside the hydroponic room heard the commotion and came to open the door that she realized his predicament. ¡°Excuse me, please make way,¡± her angelic voice came, ¡°He doesn¡¯t seem to be feeling well.¡± Fu Yanzhou felt the fresh air and turned to look at Xi Bei, nodding slightly gratefully at her before returning to his own lab. Xi Nan, who was working in the water purification room next door, also saw this scene and continued to remind his sister in a low voice, ¡°Don¡¯t forget the ban on meat.¡± Sandy: I think what Xi Nan meant by ¡°Don¡¯t forget the ban on meat¡± is that Xi Bei is not allowed to touch Fufu lol CH 47 Jun 19 2023 Shen Cheng didn¡¯t know about the little incident between the ¡°base staff¡±. When she went online, she only saw a new message pop up in the game: [Xi Bei has awakened, preconditions for plant-type ability users have been met] [Hydroponic room in the base enters working mode] [Current supply: 200 servings/day (planting breadfruit)] [Current number of personnel in the base: 45] Self-sufficiency achieved! Shen Cheng was quite happy and clicked on the little people¡¯s heads in the base to check, but she found that the small people who were just starting to meet their basic food and clothing needs now had a new demand for meat (occasionally) in their food choices. This is a bit of a problem! After the end of the world, almost all animals mutated. Not only did their body size increase several times, but even ordinary pigs grew extremely thick skin that could not be cut with a normal knife. As omnivores, they occasionally even found some zombies to gnaw on¡­ While mutant beasts can occasionally be hunted for meat, it is difficult to make it a long-term supply of meat. Shen Cheng was worried about this, but Sun Yifei, friend of Xi Nan, who had returned with him, came to Li Weilan with the first suggestion he had after arriving at Noah Base and inspecting it: ¡°Brother Li, we can raise some fish in the pool at the bottom of the base as a source of meat for the base. As for fish food, the remaining breadfruit bait is already enough for now.¡± After arriving at Noah Base, Sun Yifei had been carefully observing the structure and layout of the base. As an auxiliary earth-based ability user, he was originally an architect, and his ability mutation was mainly in the aspect of assisting in the overall design and composition. He had been walking around Noah Base for the past few days, holding a small notebook in his hand to write and wander around, not playing around, but recording the composition of the base, the design of the rooms, and security issues. But the more he looked, the more alarmed he became. It was not just because the construction materials used for the base were a type of material that even his ability couldn¡¯t probe, but also because the base¡¯s sewage, circulation, and pipeline systems had made him, as someone who specialized in construction engineering, feel amazed from the bottom of his heart: This is definitely not a level that is just a few years or even decades ahead. As for how advanced it is? In some of the designs and planning perspectives, he could only roughly guess at their purpose, but the technological difficulties involved in between, he dared to say, he had never even thought about before. So the people in the base these days see Sun Yifei and think he¡¯s a little crazy. Every day he just carries a notebook and runs around. This is the fifth day Sun Yifei has been in the base, and he finally came up with his own design. Li Weilan looked at his precise and complex composition, looking at the criss-crossing lines on it, and listened carefully to his explanation: ¡°Our base¡¯s wastewater goes through the purification room and enters this No.2 pool once again, where it will undergo another precipitation and sterilization before finally entering the drinking water tank. But I don¡¯t know what kind of fish to raise yet. Mr. Fu will probably have to spend some time researching which species can produce meat without requiring too much feeding.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll go talk to Fu Yanzhou.¡± Li Weilan nodded after hearing his report. At this moment, Sun Yifei hesitated for a moment and asked Li Weilan in a low voice, ¡°Brother Li, do you know who built this base?¡± Li Weilan turned around in surprise. Sun Yifei hesitated for a long time and asked, ¡°Do you know who built this base? I really have so many questions.¡± Li Weilan¡¯s expression froze: Just by looking at the base sketch that Sun Yifei drew, he knew that this person must be knowledgeable. An amateur just watches the fun, but someone like him knows that there are many unreasonable aspects to this base, but he can¡¯t explain the reason for it. Yes, since Sun Yifei is a graduate of architecture, can he see the architectural style and techniques used? He felt a surge of excitement in his heart and asked eagerly, ¡°What did you find out?¡± Sun Yifei¡¯s next words left him stunned: ¡°Brother Li, all I know is that this is not technology of this world.¡± Sun Yifei paused and pointed to the sketches and frameworks on the paper, saying earnestly, ¡°Normally, a project this big would take thousands of people and various large machines several years to complete. And digging such a large project underground would certainly alert the government. Do you know if the person behind this has any official background?¡± Li Weilan pondered for a moment and slowly shook his head. She was not a person of this world. It couldn¡¯t be. ¡°This goes against common sense.¡± Sun Yifei lowered his voice, as if afraid of disturbing some sleeping presence. ¡°A project like this is beyond human capability¡­what we can do for such an existence may only be to pray.¡± Li Weilan nodded slowly, Sun Yifei¡¯s words shattered his illusions. He wanted to know her world. Not just for himself, but also for the other people in the base. Because as long as she had a thought, a mere flicker of electricity in her mind, it could mean catastrophe for them. With a single thought, they could be born or dead. For such an existence, perhaps reverence and fear were the right path. But for him, perhaps it was precisely because he was too close to ¡°it¡± that he couldn¡¯t tell himself, like Sun Yifei said, that ¡°it¡± didn¡¯t care, because he was as lowly as an ant, as light as sand, and nothing he did mattered to her. He had to find a way to see this world clearly. If he hadn¡¯t even seen it clearly, then there was no point in talking about crossing barriers. *** Fu Yanzhou just wants to shut himself up and not speak. Since the last time he went out and was surrounded in the middle of a ¡°victory celebration,¡± he locked himself in the laboratory. For him, immersing himself fully in his experiments is the only way to escape the noise and disturbance around him. When people talk to each other, they always spew out countless bacteria, and when people come into contact with each other, they also bring countless infectious germs. It¡¯s very uncomfortable. However, contrary to his wishes, someone still knocked on the door when he least wanted it: it was his boss, whom he could not refuse. ¡°¡­¡± Fu Yanzhou stood silently in the room, silently watching his boss, hoping he would finish talking quickly and leave: didn¡¯t he seem like he didn¡¯t want to stay long last time? Li Weilan put down the structural diagram in his hand and said to Fu Yanzhou, ¡°The base needs some stable sources of meat, and we¡¯ll use this fish pond. The size and dimensions are all indicated on it, and the composition of the inlet and outlet is also drawn. Can you see if you can improve the species to ensure the meat supply for the base? Once the meat supply is up, you¡¯ll have priority every day.¡± ¡°!¡± Fu Yanzhou widened his eyes in silence: priority supply! It¡¯s a good deal! He slowly took the structural diagram and turned around silently, looking at it and nodding. Li Weilan was about to ask something, but then there was a knock on the door, ¡°tap, tap, tap.¡± Li Weilan frowned and went over to open the door, only to see a girl with twin ponytails standing outside. It was Xi Bei. She smiled and stood there, looking cute, but when she saw Li Weilan, there was a strange glint in her eyes. Then she spoke in a tone that Li Weilan couldn¡¯t quite understand, ¡°Ah, you¡¯re here!¡± ¡°?¡± Li Weilan felt like her tone was a bit strange, making him inexplicably curious. Li Weilan suspected it was just his imagination, and he nodded. Translated on ho lo lo novels dot com. Fu Yanzhou peeked his head out from behind him and looked slightly at Xi Bei, his eyes revealing a clear ¡°What¡¯s up?¡± meaning. ¡°¡­¡± Xi Bei originally had something important to find Fu Yanzhou for, but now, she couldn¡¯t help but whisper, ¡°I feel like I¡¯m glowing.¡± Just then, on Shen Cheng¡¯s screen, the ¡°main character¡± switched to this scene, and a new task notification popped up: [As the owner of the base, it is time to show your intimacy with the main character now that the base is forming. Remember, your cub will always be yours! Please interact to show your intimacy with the main character and display it to other ability users in the base. Currently displayed: 0/3, Envy: 0/3, task completed: 200G.] ¡°?¡± Shen Cheng was confused. Show intimacy? How to display it? As a mother fan, she never had any improper thoughts about her own cub! The reward for this task was very generous, but¡­ she had no idea how to complete it! Shen Cheng was at a loss, and just then, Li Weilan felt her arrival. He raised his head slightly and smiled towards the direction of the fluctuation in the void, ¡°You¡¯re here.¡± [Triggered ¨C Intimate Nickname Task: Please ask the main character to call you ¡®Master¡¯ once.] Ah ah ah, Shen Cheng remembered the embarrassment play option she accidentally triggered when choosing the nickname, but now she felt like digging a hole and burying herself. She looked around and fortunately, she was at home. She immediately put on her headphones to isolate any possible noise. On the screen, feeling that she didn¡¯t respond immediately, the little person tilted his head slightly, showing a slightly puzzled expression. After greeting her, Li Weilan heard a soft response, ¡°You have to call me ¡®Master¡¯ today.¡± Unlike every other interaction before, it was heard by everyone in the room. Fu Yanzhou looked confused. Xi Bei, on the other hand, had a curious expression on her face. She wasn¡¯t mistaken: Brother Li, who was always calm, first showed a slight shyness, then a faint doubt, but surprisingly, there was no anger or dissatisfaction. She then looked at Fu Yanzhou¡¯s expression, he¡¯s so socially awkward that he can¡¯t even play the master and servant game happily! How can Brother Li be so cooperative! If it was me¡­ I¡¯d rather adopt a pet than adopt Fu Yanzhou! Shen Cheng, on the other hand, had her face turned red as well. It seemed that she and her cub exchanged looks through the screen, and the little person stiffened for a moment. But he immediately calmed down, and only a faint blush at the tip of his ear showed that his true feelings were not as calm as they seemed on the surface: ¡°Master, good afternoon.¡± [Intimate Nickname Task completed. Intimacy displayed: 1/3, Envy: 1/3] [Challenge mode triggered: Ask Li Weilan about his wish!] Sandy: I¡¯m a little confused by Xi Bei¡¯s reaction. Did she think the voice came from Fu Yanzhou or something? What did ¡°She then looked at Fu Yanzhou¡¯s expression, he¡¯s so socially awkward that he can¡¯t even play the master and servant game happily!¡± mean? It¡¯s not easy translating sometimes CH 48 When Shen Cheng heard the clear and slightly shy ¡°Master, good afternoon¡± from the screen, her attention was completely focused on the small figure on the screen. My cub called me master! She cleared her throat and calmed down her emotions a bit. She felt strange in her heart and thought to herself: ¡°Wouldn¡¯t it be better if my cub called me ¡®mom¡¯? As a mother, I would love to hear that instead of ¡®master¡¯!¡± Normally, she would only secretly call him cub in her heart, afraid that he would think too much. But now, he even addressed her as ¡®master¡¯? The play between master and servant felt strange to her. However, when she looked into the eyes of cub on the screen and thought about the sacrifices he had made, Shen Cheng looked at the task and felt that it was perfectly reasonable for her to fulfill his wish. She smiled and said, ¡°As your master, I have the obligation to fulfill one of your wishes. Think about it and tell me, what is your wish?¡± Li Weilan was taken aback by her words and asked, ¡°What do you mean?¡± He turned his head to look at Fu Yanzhou and Xi Bei who were still standing still in the room, and his brow twitched twice. If these two weren¡¯t here¡­ then his wish would be¡­ But with two third wheels by his side, there were some things he couldn¡¯t say directly. The demand and tone of her words today seemed like a girl proclaiming her sovereignty. The feeling in Li Weilan¡¯s heart was very subtle and couldn¡¯t be verified, but he just had that kind of cognition. For some unknown reason, Li Weilan didn¡¯t want them to know the real situation. He lowered his eyes slightly, thought for a moment, and said seriously to her, ¡°I want my master to accompany me for a day, okay?¡± Shen Cheng couldn¡¯t help but cover her chest, feeling that her heart was about to melt from his cuteness. Although she knew that the cub¡¯s ¡°accompanying¡± could only be through the screen, she could hear the extreme longing and seriousness in his voice. ¡°Okay,¡± she replied without thinking. The corners of the cub¡¯s mouth once again formed a dimple. He smiled adorably and sweetly, blinked his eyes, and made a small request, ¡°Just the two of us, okay?¡± Shen Cheng stared at his little dimple without blinking, and in a daze, she nodded in agreement, feeling particularly pleased to be charmed by him. ¡°Okay, okay, I¡¯ll agree to anything you say.¡± As soon as she agreed, a new prompt appeared in the game: ¡¾Intimacy Display (Second Time) Completed. Intimacy Display 2/3, Envy Count 2/3¡¿ ¡¾You have agreed to the main character¡¯s request. The game has generated a blank character for you. Please customize the character and accompany the main character to complete today¡¯s task. The countdown for the task is 24:00:00¡¿ Shen Cheng was startled, and sure enough, a new icon appeared in the upper left corner of the game, showing ¡°Character Projection (Remaining time: 24 hours)¡±. She clicked on it and entered the face customization mode. She thought about it and tried to make a little person that looked as close to her own face as possible, although not completely similar, it was definitely her own template. Rounding it off, today was the day when she would accompany her cub to complete the task! After customizing the face, the game prompted her to select skills and talents for the character. As it was a temporary character projection, Shen Cheng estimated that she could only use it for 24 hours, and the game displayed that she would accompany cub to complete the task today. Shen Cheng recalled how the other members of the team had coveted the nanny, so she chose the ability of a ¡°Druid¡±. In simple terms, it could attack, heal, and taunt¡­ occasionally it could also act cute. Considering that cub was weak and vulnerable in her heart, Shen Cheng actually intended to complete today¡¯s task entirely with her projection, and fly with cub! She controlled the character to walk to the entrance of Noah Base. After saying the words ¡°I promise to do whatever you say,¡± she suddenly felt her breath disappear. The warm smile on Li Weilan¡¯s face almost disappeared in an instant, making Xi Bei, who was standing next to him watching the show, shiver. She quietly pulled Fu Yanzhou¡¯s sleeve, signaling him to ¡°It seems that Brother Li is about to go berserk. Let¡¯s not watch the show and leave quickly.¡± Fu Yanzhou blinked in confusion, looking at her hand pulling his sleeve with a bewildered expression: ¡°Are you telling me to leave? This is my room¡­ You all came rushing in, and now you want me to leave¡­ What does this mean?¡± He selfishly tugged at his own sleeve, biting his lip and staying silent. Just as the stalemate continued, the sound of the gate opening suddenly came from the control room of the base. Li Weilan¡¯s heart trembled: he had guessed something. Xi Bei couldn¡¯t pull Fu Yanzhou to watch the show. Seeing Li Weilan disappear in a flash, she couldn¡¯t help but stamp her foot and complain in a coquettish voice: ¡°Don¡¯t you want to watch the show?¡± Fu Yanzhou shook his head in confusion. ¡°Forget it, ah¡­¡± Xi Bei looked at his handsome but thin face, which was vaguely innocent and confused. She helplessly stomped her foot, but then she was delighted again: this handsome man was single! She hadn¡¯t settled accounts with her brother yet! What kind of meat forbidden rule? If Brother Li hadn¡¯t suddenly shown up like this, she would have been fooled by her brother. She chased after Li Weilan, and the faint fragrance of flowers on the girl¡¯s body still lingered in the air. Fu Yanzhou¡¯s nose twitched slightly. His sense of smell, taste, and touch were all too sensitive, and the faint pollen scent on her body still lingered in the air. Just like her personality, it was distinct and impossible to ignore. Li Weilan hurriedly ran to the gate and saw a woman walking slowly towards the gate. He had never seen her before. From her delicate clothes, flawless and snow-white skin, black hair, and beautiful cheeks, she didn¡¯t look like a woman from the wasteland at all. But even though he had never seen her true face, Li Weilan could hear his own heartbeat. Thump thump, thump thump. Faster and faster, more urgent. He had never seen her face in his dreams, but as soon as he saw her, he knew that it was definitely ¡°Her¡± face! It was identical to ¡°Her¡± voice, and perfectly matched ¡°Her¡± personality. However, when she looked up at him quietly, Li Weilan shook slightly: No, this doll-like woman had no soul. Where is ¡°She¡±? Is this just a shell? Is ¡°Her¡± true soul somewhere else? Seeing cub on the screen stunned, Shen Cheng didn¡¯t think too much. She pressed the front, back, left, right, and skill buttons on her phone, familiarized herself with the character¡¯s skills, and lightly shook the staff in her projection hand, smiling as she called out to him, ¡°Let¡¯s go! I still have 24 hours.¡± Li Weilan heard her voice: 24 hours? Could it be that there was a time limit for her to create this body? But then, doubt was instantly overwhelmed by ecstasy. It was really her! He carefully examined her face. Even if this was just a soulless clone, he could almost find that familiar place from her hollow eyes. Other people¡¯s footsteps came from behind, and Li Weilan hurriedly said to her, ¡°Wait for me for a moment, we will leave soon.¡± Turning around, he saw Yan Hongyu and Xi Nan walking towards him with suspicion. He said to them, ¡°Fu Yanzhou needs some fish for his research. I will be back within a day.¡± When he spoke, Yan Hongyu could only see a woman who was blocked by him. Li Weilan didn¡¯t want them to know who it was¡­ Yan Hongyu didn¡¯t plan to ask more and just nodded lightly. ¡¾Swear sovereignty in front of the base personnel. Mission completion reward: 200G¡¿ A mission completion prompt popped up in front of Shen Cheng. She looked at Xi Nan who was whispering gossip behind her and wanted to tell him, ¡°I hear you, no matter how low your voice is.¡± ¡°I hear you gossiping outside with your lover.¡± ¡°I hear you calling me your master.¡± ¡°I hear you couldn¡¯t stop laughing behind me¡­¡± But since your gossip helped me complete the task, I won¡¯t pursue it. Li Weilan held her projection hand and the two little people on the screen walked shoulder to shoulder, hand in hand, and cutely left the base together. When there was no one around, Li Weilan suddenly stopped and didn¡¯t rush to do the task of collecting fish for research. He said to her with a particularly serious tone, with a hint of guilt, ¡°Did I make things difficult for you?¡± ¡°?¡± Shen Cheng was stunned for a moment. She didn¡¯t quite understand what he meant by making things difficult. It was indeed a little difficult to accompany someone for 24 hours, but tomorrow was Saturday, which was a rest day, so it wasn¡¯t too difficult. Her soft and mellow voice made a puzzled sound, ¡°Huh?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡± It seems he was overthinking. Li Weilan immediately realized that materializing this avatar probably wasn¡¯t a punishment for her. Seeing this, his speculation about her changed again. Could it be that she wasn¡¯t the monster he had thought before, but really his guardian angel, or some kind of deity? After all, the things she did¡­were things that only gods could do. ¡°Would it be difficult for you to spend 24 hours with me?¡± He changed his approach. My cub is so considerate. Translated on ho lo lo novels dot com. Shen Cheng smiled foolishly in front of the screen. She asked cub: ¡°Would it be difficult for you to call me Master?¡± Cub looked at her quietly and shook his head: ¡°No, everything I have is given by you.¡± He paused and said very seriously, ¡°No matter what you want me to do, whether it¡¯s to call you Master or something else, I am willing to do it willingly.¡± AWSL. This was the second time today that Shen Cheng wanted to say this sentence. Even though she knew that cub was just a paper person, listening to his sincere voice and looking into his eyes, Shen Cheng even felt that when he said this sentence, he was more passionate and serious than the men in reality, as if to him, she really was his only one. Shen Cheng couldn¡¯t help but feel shy, she couldn¡¯t even look directly into his eyes. She pursed her lips and said, ¡°Let¡¯s go, there¡¯s only a little over 23 hours left. I want to accompany you to finish this task.¡± The lake where the mission is located is rated ¡°extremely high¡± in terms of danger, and the projection that Shen Cheng controls only has a validity period of 24 hours. She only hopes to accompany cub to finish the task today, which can be considered a complete experience. ¡°Would me calling you ¡®Master¡¯ make you happy?¡± Cub suddenly asked this embarrassing question behind her. The feet of the small person controlled by Shen Cheng shook, almost tripping herself over. She turned around, looked at cub with embarrassment, and couldn¡¯t help but protest in a low voice, ¡°Just call it once, I I I I am not your master¡­ ¡°She added in her heart:¡± I am a mother fan of you.¡± ¡°Then what do you want to do for you?¡± Li Weilan asked hesitantly. Sandy: woooooo finally meet. I mean ¡°meet.¡± But I¡¯ll take it CH 49 When Li Weilan heard her murmuring something, he chuckled quietly to himself. Her voice was so soft, gentle like a cloud, that he almost thought he misheard her. ¡°Of course it¡¯s Mother¡­¡± She seemed to mutter these words. Li Weilan thought he was hallucinating. What? Mother? Could it be that her young appearance was just an illusion, and her soul outside this body was already old enough to be his mother? But¡­ can¡¯t she break her habit of wanting others to call her mother? The first time could be a joke, but this was the second time. Maybe he misheard her. Realizing that he might have heard her self-talk clearly, the girl¡¯s voice suddenly grew louder in the air, and she spoke confidently, ¡°I mean, I am the mother of Noah Base! After all, I saved your life, and I am the most important person to you, right?¡± Li Weilan nodded dumbly, ¡°Of course, that¡¯s right, but I felt like you meant something else just now.¡± ¡°That¡¯s okay,¡± the girl¡¯s voice sounded a bit cheerful, ¡°between the two of us, we don¡¯t need to be too concerned about what kind of relationship we have. You just need to know that you are the most important person in my life, and I am the most important person to you.¡± Li Weilan fell silent for a moment, his gaze gradually shifting from confusion to determination. He nodded and said in a deep voice, ¡°You¡¯re right. You are the most important person to me.¡± When Shen Cheng started speaking, she was a little bit nervous, but the more she thought about it, the more she felt that her description was wonderful: now the game occupies almost all of her leisure time, except for setting up a stall to sell things or taking care of her cub. In her life, her relationships with other people are not too close, so her cub is the most important person to her! She didn¡¯t lie to him at all! She wasn¡¯t nervous at all! She told the truth! There was even a subtle sweetness in Li Weilan¡¯s heart. This kind of sweetness made him not even want to try what he had planned before. After all, for him, this little bit of sweetness in his difficult life was already enough. He even felt that holding hands with her was soft and comfortable, making him want to float. Even if¡­ it¡¯s just an empty shell, knowing that it is somewhere around him is enough to comfort him. ** It takes about five hours from the base to the lake. When the two arrived at the lake, it was already pitch black, with only moonlight reflecting on the water. At night, the area near the lake is very cold. The full moon was hanging high in the sky, reflecting on the calm lake. In the faint ripples, it seemed that there were unknown creatures swimming lightly, occasionally revealing a ripple on the surface. The dark back and the gray part that vaguely protruded from the water¡¯s surface were indistinct and blurry under the misty cover of the water¡¯s surface. When Li Weilan and Shen Cheng arrived at the lake, they could even faintly hear the sounds of mutant beasts in the distance. The best way to drive away wild beasts is to make a fire, but on the wasteland, making a fire may attract even more terrible things ¨C zombie waves. No matter how powerful an ability user is, once they get caught in a zombie wave, their abilities may be exhausted and they may fail. So the usual way for espers to spend the night is to find a place with walls to block their backs, take turns keeping watch, and ensure safety for each other. Shen Cheng remembers clearly that when she checked out the location called ¡°Abandoned Lake¡± before, the description of its danger level was ¡°extremely high.¡± This means that there is likely to be high-level mutant beasts or even high-level zombies lurking around. When Li Weilan saw a house by the lake, which seemed to be the residence of the former forest rangers, he took a distant look and estimated that the house was about four or five meters away from the lake, so it should be relatively safe. He planned to take a short rest with Shen Cheng in the house that night and then catch some fish the next day. However, when they approached the house, Li Weilan¡¯s keen hearing picked up a slight sound coming from inside. He listened carefully and his expression changed when he heard human voices from inside! Just as he approached, the person inside seemed to be extremely sensitive as well. The door was pulled open from the inside and with a ¡°whoosh,¡± an extremely sharp crossbow arrow shot towards Li Weilan¡¯s direction! He dodged to the side, and the person inside let out a cry of surprise. Seeing that Li Weilan was unharmed, the person apologized but still held onto the crossbow arrow, asking ¡°Are you human?¡± What kind of question is that? Li Weilan didn¡¯t get angry but instead smiled and raised an eyebrow, glancing at the crossbow in the person¡¯s hand. The person in the house pressed the crossbow arrow down slightly, revealing a heroic face and a head with a slight tinge of orange. He didn¡¯t seem too old, but the arrow that flew over was both fierce and sharp. This person was a lone ranger. After a quick glance inside the house, Li Weilan immediately made this judgment. The boy¡¯s hand holding the crossbow loosened a bit, and he asked with some hesitation, ¡°Are you really humans?¡± Li Weilan nodded as he saw that the boy had no intention of attacking anymore and said in a deep voice, ¡°If you don¡¯t plan to fight, then put down your bow and arrows.¡± The boy slowly and awkwardly put down his bow and arrows. After Li Weilan settled down with Shen Cheng, even though he knew that this might not be her body and she might not even feel anything, the first thing Li Weilan did after the two entered the room was to clean up a chair, blow off the dust on it, and let Shen Cheng sit down first. His behavior actually made the boy who used the crossbow more relaxed, but he still went over to close the door first, lowered his voice and said to Li Weilan and Shen Cheng, ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I¡¯m not making things up.¡± He looked around and whispered, ¡°Do you know, this place¡­it¡¯s haunted!¡± Li Weilan naturally didn¡¯t believe in ghosts. They had been in the lab for such a long time. If there were really ghosts in this world, they would probably have been used by those people to conduct experiments to study whether they were a kind of alternative ability manifestation. Moreover, was there even such a thing as ghosts in the apocalypse? It was probably a joke. If you had to talk about ghosts, there was a living, unnatural existence right in front of them. She wasn¡¯t even scared, so what could ghosts be? Li Weilan just gave him a casual glance and said, ¡°Oh,¡± completely indifferent, and asked, ¡°What kind of ghost is it?¡± ¡°Um¡­ let¡¯s close the door first,¡± the boy swallowed, looking at the chilly night outside. Without him saying anything, Li Weilan also felt that the wind outside was a bit strong. Perhaps because they were by the lake, and there was a small grove nearby, standing here, one could indeed feel the slightly chilly wind blowing over from the lake. He turned back and closed the door before sitting down to listen to the boy¡¯s question about ghosts. ¡°Before you guys came,¡± the boy swallowed nervously, staring tightly at the door, ¡°the door has been knocked four times.¡± He suddenly thought of something, his face turned pale, ¡°Was it you guys joking with me?¡± They certainly didn¡¯t have the leisure to do that. Judging from the boy¡¯s appearance, he didn¡¯t seem to be making it up. So, the door was really knocked? ¡°It¡¯s not us,¡± Li Weilan frowned, ¡°then what happened?¡± The boy probably didn¡¯t do it either. His question only made him more worried. ¡°The first time, I went to open the door and saw nothing outside. I thought it was my imagination, so I squinted for a while. Just a few minutes after I closed my eyes, it knocked again. I went to open the door, but no one was there, and I was scared awake. The third time, I waited by the door and saw clearly through the keyhole that there was nothing outside. Just now, when I asked who it was, no one answered. It was only when you knocked on the door that it came straight at us! I¡¯m sorry, it¡¯s not about you two!¡± Li Weilan gave him a strange look. It was normal even if it was them. Translated on ho lo lo novels dot com. After all, they were strangers and meeting in the wasteland. It was only natural to test the waters and exchange some handshakes. And this was still a young boy. Thinking of this, Li Weilan was a little less dissatisfied with his inexplicable arrow just now. Shen Cheng was calm from beginning to end: because the boy always showed a greenish-yellow color! At this moment, after finishing this series of words, he completely became a friendly green! But what he said was indeed strange. If they were indoors and heard four knocks but no one was there¡­ it would make people suspect it was a ghost or someone playing a prank! However, after the evolution of various abilities in the post-apocalyptic world, it is impossible to say which type of ability this could be. Although the boy used an arrow, he himself was a wind ability user. The reason the arrow flew so fast was because it was attached with wind ability. As an ability user, he was actually afraid of ghosts, which was rare. After the boy finished speaking and saw that they were all calm, he breathed a sigh of relief. He blushed and touched his head, saying, ¡°My name is Xu Zhou, a wind ability user. How do you two address each other? Are you lovers?¡± Seeing the man so gentle and considerate, and even wiping the chair first, Xu Zhou felt that his observation should not be wrong. Who knew that when he asked this question, the usual way lovers would happily answer, but it was met with the man¡¯s hesitation and the woman¡¯s continued poker face. Huh? Are they quarreling? He was about to say something, but he heard three knocks on the door, which Li Weilan and Shen Cheng heard clearly! Since Shen Cheng had materialized her projection body, her game screen and body shared the same vision, which meant that she had lost the cheating ability of using the perspective lens as a ¡°prophet¡± indoors, and in exchange, she had a whole set of Druid skills. Shen Cheng cautiously transformed into a bear and transformed into a big brown bear rolling on the ground, and walked unsteadily to open the door. ¡°!!!¡± A big transformation! Shen Cheng was startled. Even Li Weilan, who didn¡¯t know what skills her body had, was also surprised. But when he saw her chubby figure, he couldn¡¯t help but imagine if this was her true form. Shen Cheng, with her agile movements, opened the door and carefully looked around for a while. She turned around and blinked innocently at Li Weilan, ¡°?¡± The bear¡¯s vision was not very clear. It seemed that she should have turned into a cheetah¡­ But the skill to turn into other animals was still on cooldown, so she was stuck in the bear¡¯s body for now! Li Weilan walked over. The entrance was quiet, and there was indeed nothing there. Although it did take Shen Cheng some time to use her skills on herself, in such a short time¡­if there was anyone, how could they have escaped their ears? No one¡­ Li Weilan suddenly thought of something and crouched down, carefully examining the path at the entrance. Under the shimmering moonlight, there seemed to be a faint water mark extending from the door to the direction of the lake. This water mark was faintly discernible and not very clear, but under the moonlight, it could still be seen reflecting. He reached out and lightly touched the surface of the ground, and sure enough, there was a faint sticky substance that stuck to his hand. He put his hand to his nose and sniffed it, and he smelled a faint fishy smell. Looking at the lake about four or five meters away, Li Weilan stood up and turned around, spreading the sticky substance on his hand for Shen Cheng and the others to see. However, just as he opened his palm, Shen Cheng, who was facing his back, clearly saw a transparent, huge tentacle rising from the water, swaying like a whip and sweeping in Li Weilan¡¯s direction! CH 50 Li Weilan stood with his back to the direction of the tentacles, unable to see their movements. But Shen Cheng, with her keen eyes, could see everything clearly. She directed her character to charge forward, and a huge bear pushed him aside with its bulky body, roaring as it charged towards the tentacles. The tentacle monster was clearly startled. Li Weilan fell on his back as the bear¡¯s plump butt pushed him away. When he stood up and turned around, all he saw was the huge bear slapping the water, sending splashes of water flying everywhere. The lake water was dark, and he couldn¡¯t see the fighting figures of the bear and the tentacles, which made him frightened. Shen Cheng commanded the fat bear to jump into the water, only to discover that the tentacle monster¡¯s body was surprisingly large: it had eight waving tentacles, and the one she slapped was one of the smaller ones. She sat on it with her butt, pressing it firmly, and then used her claws to tear it apart. With a ¡°puchi¡± sound, the sharp claws cut off half of the large tentacle. The monster¡¯s body felt pain, and there was a loud rumble in the water. The creature retreated hastily and disappeared into the water. Shen Cheng crawled out of the water with the tentacle in her mouth, shaking off the thick fur on her body and then walked slowly to Li Weilan¡¯s side, nudging him with her plump body. With a ¡°pasi¡± sound, she let go of the big tentacle in her mouth. Li Weilan reached out and rubbed her wet head, unafraid of her fierce appearance, burying his face in her bear face and letting out a long sigh. ¡°¡­ What¡¯s wrong with him? Why is he acting cute?¡± Shen Cheng thought. She felt anxious when he was rubbing her. It took Li Weilan a long time to calm down. When he turned around just now, he saw her rushing into the water without any care or consideration, which caused him to panic. He heard the sound behind him and had already grasped Thunder in his hand. However, to his surprise, her movements were faster than his reaction. In that instant when she rushed towards him, he looked at the black lake surface behind her and felt a deep sense of fear. At that moment, he already knew that he couldn¡¯t lose her. No matter how subtle their connection was, no matter how elusive their relationship was, he only had one thought, and that was that he couldn¡¯t accept losing her. Suddenly, Li Weilan let go of the bear. The bear, with its human-like gestures, scratched its head and obediently pushed the octopus tentacle towards him. Its voice sounded cheerful and relaxed: ¡°Shall we grill the octopus tentacles? They should be delicious!¡± Her words made Li Weilan laugh and cry. He gave the bear a deep look and sighed slightly before nodding reluctantly. ¡°Okay.¡± Xu Zhou brought a firestone, and Li Weilan¡¯s space still had some spices such as chili powder and salt. They lit a small fire in the house, and Li Weilan cut the tentacles into small pieces and sprinkled some cumin and chili powder on them before grilling them over the fire. The bear sat next to him, scratching its chubby paw on its face, and a subtle expression of grievance could be seen on its bear face. Li Weilan didn¡¯t know if he was thinking too much, but he couldn¡¯t help but wonder: grievance? She knew that her soul wasn¡¯t in this body anymore¡­ It was probably just an illusion. But Shen Cheng was indeed feeling a bit sad. She looked at her watch and saw that it was almost midnight. Although the mobile game had only pictures and no taste, looking at the status and description of ¡°grilled octopus tentacles,¡± as well as the sizzling sound, made her feel like her mouth was watering. It¡¯s not fair to poison people in the middle of the night, cub ah! The little crying person in her heart had just cried for a while, but she saw that Li Weilan had already grilled the first batch of tentacles. He carefully blew on them and picked one up, pinching it lightly and then feeding it into the bear¡¯s mouth. Xu Zhou, who was standing next to him, was about to cry: Can people and bears show affection like this? Why do I feel so jealous? He was thinking earlier that this big boss was so attentive, but it turned out that he was feeding the bear himself! He was even afraid that the bear might have difficulty eating, so he directly fed it into its mouth one by one. He felt like he had eaten so much dog food in his heart. On the other hand, Shen Cheng was stunned for a moment before thinking in her heart, ¡°AWSL.¡± Ah, why is her cub so considerate! The first bite of the roasted food was fed to mom, and she felt so pleased! This is what it means to have a well-behaved and considerate child, and mom is willing to spend as much money as needed to raise them. Li Weilan watched the little bear eat with satisfaction and finally relaxed. He did all of this purely out of impulse, and only thought about her inability to eat their food after he had fed her. Seeing her happily munch away, he smiled, and a small dimple appeared on his lips. Shen Cheng couldn¡¯t resist any longer and sat down next to him, resting her large head on his shoulder ¨C it was a sweet burden. The little bear rubbed against his shoulder in a human-like way, even brushing her mouth with the cumin-flavored tentacles she had just finished gnawing on, before rubbing her head against his chest twice. Li Weilan patted her head and both of them ignored the stunned and confused expression of Xu Zhou on the other side. Shen Cheng watched this heartwarming scene on the screen and thought to herself, ¡°This is filial piety!¡± Although she hadn¡¯t actually tasted the food, her heart was filled with sweetness and joy! Neither Li Weilan nor Shen Cheng noticed that the surface of the lake began to churn with anger when they took the first bite of the tentacles. The tentacles were particularly large and fatty, and after they finished eating, both of them were lazily lying on the ground. Bear Cheng even stretched and rubbed her stomach like a human. Shen Cheng looked at her own state and realized she was full. They would have to fish early in the morning, and originally, both Li Weilan and Shen Cheng had planned to go into the water to fish ¨C the idea was to transform into bears and simply dive into the water to fish, but now that there were monster tentacles in the water, it was obvious that making a net or using a hook would be a better choice. Li Weilan¡¯s space didn¡¯t have a fishing net. But the materials to make a fishing net were readily available. Soon, Xu Zhou watched the seemingly clumsy bear use a badminton racket to dismantle the net inside the racket, then roll up the old gauze on the window bit by bit, and finally stick it on the racket to make a small net. The chubby brown bear tilted its head and stretched out its big paws to gently pat the surface of the net, until it confirmed that the net was sturdy enough before handing it to Li Weilan. With its clever and nimble hands, it didn¡¯t seem like just an ordinary chubby bear. During this process, the bear didn¡¯t give him any chance to intervene, and its cleverness and flexibility were like that of a snail girl. (Note: ¡°The Story of a Snail Girl¡± is a Chinese folk tale about a poor farmer who discovers a magical snail in his field. The snail transforms into a beautiful girl as a result of the farmer¡¯s kindness. The snail girl uses her magical powers to help others, becoming known for her kindness and healing abilities.) Li Weilan took the tennis racket and fishing net and said thank you. Xu Zhou, who had been watching the whole time, could only twitch his face, filled with the feeling of being crushed by the bear even in handicrafts. Even though he knew that the bear was once a human, the feeling was the same. ** The night passed quickly. Apart from the small episode where the tentacles dressed up as ghosts were eaten, nothing strange happened in the second half of the night. When dawn broke, Shen Cheng¡¯s skill CD had also reset, and she first turned her druid projection back into a human form, holding a staff and returning to the lakeside with Li Weilan. The lake was beautiful during the day, with calm and peaceful waters, and it was hard to imagine what had happened last night. Li Weilan used the net to fish for a bit. Empty. He fished again, still empty. Were there no fish in the lake? Shen Cheng didn¡¯t believe it. She remembered that when she was reading the introduction to this abandoned lake, it said ¡°abundant fish resources,¡± so it was impossible not to catch any fish! Could it be that the tentacled monster from last night was still causing trouble? Was it possible that without killing the tentacled monster, they wouldn¡¯t be able to catch any fish? Shen Cheng is not very superstitious. But as far as the eye can see, there are no fish at all¡­ As a long-range archer, Xu Zhou¡¯s eyesight is better than the others. At this moment, Xu Zhou saw a small group of fish about several meters away on the right side. He pulled on his sleeve to signal them to go over. However, when they arrived, they found that the fish had all disappeared once again. The next spot they went to with fish was the same. Even if they walked as lightly and quietly as possible, there was no change. Translated on ho lo lo novels dot com. Now everyone confirmed that it seemed that it was not that there were no fish in the lake, but that they couldn¡¯t catch any fish until they dealt with the octopus monster. Either that monster was a protector of all the fish in the lake, or it considered all these fish as its own private property. Either way, if they wanted to eat fish, they had to negotiate with it first. Shen Cheng licked her lips: ¡°Cub really got skills. Last night, I even had grilled squid in my dream!¡± Crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, with an umami flavor! But the most annoying thing was that when she woke up this morning, she could only lick her lips, feeling very hungry! The fragrance still lingered on her lips, just like she really ate it in her dream. Thinking about that taste, Shen Cheng felt¡­motivated to fight the octopus monster again today. Li Weilan looked at the calm lake water but became a little worried: if this were a land monster, it would be relatively simple. But a monster under the lake¡­and now looking at the lake¡¯s surface, it didn¡¯t seem to have any intention of coming up. How could they fight it? A new task prompt appeared on Shen Cheng¡¯s phone at this time: ¡¾Help the protagonist complete the fish-catching mission. Task reward: 200G, and a building can be constructed: Fish Pond (Primary)¡¿ Shen Cheng blinked her eyes, looked at the calm lake on the screen, clicked on the game store, and found the task assistance tool she remembered: the underwater breather. ¡¾Underwater Breather: Single use. Allows breathing underwater for 6 hours. Price: 30G¡¿ 30G is equivalent to thirty Yuan, but Shen Cheng earned 200G from completing yesterday¡¯s mission, so she bought two of them, one for Li Weilan and one for herself. Li Weilan put on the breather, looked at her, and they both jumped into the water with a splash. Ripples appeared on the surface of the water, and Xu Zhou standing on the lake suddenly felt¡­ that he seemed to be redundant. As soon as they got into the water, Shen Cheng saw circles of mosquito-eye icons representing ¡°dizziness¡± appearing on her projected body. Huh? What¡¯s going on? Seeing the question marks popping up on her head, Shen Cheng became anxious, but she controlled the joystick and found that the projection was swaying uncontrollably, just like someone who was drunk. Fortunately, Li Weilan noticed her abnormality in time and pulled her up. Unable to speak in the water, circles of question marks kept popping up on Shen Cheng¡¯s projected head, and the screen was shaking. At this time, she vaguely heard a strange sound wave, which was so powerful that it made her dizzy in reality when it came out of her headphones. What is it? After a while, she saw a small bubble floating up from the darkest center of the lake, with a line of words floating on it: ¡°Why chase the fish?¡± It also had a crying face attached. ¡°¡­?¡± Can monsters in the lake talk? CH 51 Only Shen Cheng could see that the monster in the lake can speak. Shen Cheng tried to talk to it, but after it complained, it just kept showing ¡°crying¡± emojis on the screen, as if it couldn¡¯t receive any feedback from Shen Cheng. In addition, the screen vibration became more and more intense, making Shen Cheng feel dizzy. She had to put down her phone and go to the living room to pour a glass of water to take a break. Li Weilan also felt a slight vibration coming from the water. The water rippled, and bubbles formed at the bottom and rose up. The power of the water was pushing them up, as if the entire lake was pushing them away. No, it was not the lake¡¯s rejection, this power was more like a huge object hidden deep in the lake stirring up the water, trying to push them away quickly. Shen Cheng, who was unconscious, caused anguish in Li Weilan¡¯s heart. Without hesitation, he put her body into his own space and dived into the deepest part below. Perhaps feeling his approach, the monster at the deepest part of the water let out a ¡°woo¡± roar, and then a powerful current rushed towards him. In the water, the monster¡¯s invisibility was enhanced. Last night, under the moonlight, Li Weilan could only see that its body seemed to be filled with a translucent, slimy liquid. Today, its tentacles swiped fiercely along the water flow. Li Weilan only felt the surge of dark current when the water approached, and then he felt the huge tentacles hiding in the water flow. He dodged the attack but only managed to avoid the frontal attack. His chest was swept away by the water flow, as if he had been hit by a car. Even if it was only a tail that hit him, he was pushed away, and the pain in his chest made him feel suffocated. Li Weilan quickly realized that this was not a battle he could win. In the water, the monster was the king. In addition, it seemed to have a natural ability to hide and lurk, and its eight tentacles were incredibly fast. If it hadn¡¯t hit him and disappeared, Li Weilan doubted he could even confront it head-on. What should he do? Where is the core of this monster hidden? Li Weilan wandered around and heard what seemed like her low voice in his ear: ¡°Look at the fish!¡± Shen Cheng returned with the water. Her projection was pitifully placed in the space¡¯s warehouse by Li Weilan. The game screen was stable now. She switched to the main character page and saw that he was in a brief stalemate with the monster. Shen Cheng realized the most difficult aspect for him: to make the invisible monster visible! Otherwise, it would be too difficult for him to defend passively with the enemy in the dark. At this moment, the monster that had been crying ¡°yiyiyi¡± was at the bottom, catching a fish and chewing it in its mouth, crying a few more times, then chewing another fish. But Shen Cheng could clearly see that those fish were all swimming towards its big mouth, as if they didn¡¯t care about the few that had been eaten by it ¨C perhaps the ¡°yiyiyi¡± of this monster was a power that drove the school of fish! The direction of the fish was the direction of the core of this monster! Li Weilan was reminded of this immediately. The monster was indeed invisible. But those small schools of fish were not invisible like it. The direction they were swimming was exactly where the core of this monster was! Li Weilan remained calm, pretending not to know anything. He even deliberately turned around, pretending to search aimlessly. Behind him, a hidden current slowly surged. The monster slowly opened its huge mouth and happily stretched out its seven remaining tentacles, all rushing towards Li Weilan¡¯s direction! Li Weilan had already infused all the abilities into ¡°Thunder.¡± When one of the tentacles touched his body, the knife was fiercely inserted into the tentacle, and an electric current that made the transparent octopus shine all over its body passed through it instantly. The nearest tentacle immediately contracted due to the shock, and the body of the octopus began to shine strangely in the water. Li Weilan was about to chase after it, but the octopus suddenly spat out a bunch of fish that had already fainted and threw them in front of him. Six tentacles surrounded its big eyes, and Shen Cheng saw the speech bubble on its head: ¡°Ouch, it hurts.¡± ¡°¡­¡± Can¡¯t you speak properly without whining? You are such a big, fierce and scary monster, why are you whining there? ¡¾Octopus Quan Quan begs for mercy from you, do you accept: Y/N Click to view Quan Quan¡¯s attributes¡¿ So this is still a monster with a name? Shen Cheng suddenly remembered ¡°Journey to the West¡±, where all the monsters with names survived, while those without names or backgrounds were all killed. Quan Quan¡­ looking at this name, was this octopus previously raised by someone? Curiously, Shen Cheng clicked on Quan Quan¡¯s attributes. ¡¾Quan Quan: Mutated Octopus Monster (Water-based ability), water control, timid, easily frightened. Space requirement: fish farm (intermediate or above). Effect: fish growth rate 80%, maximum number of fish species that can be bred: 3¡¿ Okay, although the whining monster was indeed annoying before, plus the fact that it injured people, seeing the attribute of 80% fish growth rate, in any case, Quan Quan, your life is saved! Shen Cheng silently clicked ¡°YES¡±, and Li Weilan heard her voice when he was beating the octopus monster¡¯s tentacles: ¡°Wait, this octopus has surrendered!¡± Li Weilan stopped his hand. Surrendered? ¡°Isn¡¯t that right?¡± The octopus slowly put down its tentacles and revealed a pair of pitiful eyes. Then it let out a ¡°wow¡± sound, which was like a buzz in the water, making people¡¯s heads shake. The fish around it immediately froze in place. ¡°¡­,¡± Li Weilan and the octopus looked at each other. Perhaps it was because it saw Li Weilan¡¯s cautious expression and that he was going to continue fighting, it continued to cry out ¡°wawawa.¡± Then Shen Cheng saw language bubbles popping up one by one above its head: ¡°Why do you want to beat me sob sob sob¡­¡± ¡°At night, you ate my fishy and I didn¡¯t say anything.¡± ¡°Sob sob sob, I¡¯ll give you another one to eat, why do you still want to beat me¡­¡± ¡°¡­¡± Looking at these text bubbles was a bit painful to the eyes. Shen Cheng looked at the screen full of crying bubbles and suspected that the octopus monster was no more than three years old. Fortunately, after she clicked yes in the game, a new item called ¡°Octopus¡¯s Temporary Residence¡± appeared, with a purchase price of 100G. Adding two respirators basically spent all the gold coins earned from yesterday¡¯s task of showing affection. It was arranged clearly and plainly. Translated on ho lo lo novels dot com. Shen Cheng bought the ¡°Octopus¡¯s Temporary Residence¡± and watched as the small crystal ball-like object made the octopus couldn¡¯t wait to squeeze into it. Starting from one tentacle, the entire giant monster was slowly put into the small crystal ball until its huge body became a piece sinking at the bottom of the rock inside the crystal ball. The octopus was happily playing with the rock. Li Weilan saw that it had shrunk to a size of half a hand, sighed, and didn¡¯t want to compete with a mini pet. He slowly climbed ashore, dried his body, and then released Shen Cheng from the space. In the picture, the little octopus¡¯s head was still desperately emitting speech bubbles. Shen Cheng estimated that cub couldn¡¯t see it, so she read it to him word by word: ¡°This place seems to be my old home.¡± ¡°Sob sob sob, there are just a few fish missing.¡± ¡°I love raising fish the most. If you throw in more fish, I will take good care of them¡­¡± ¡°It would be best if you could give me a pond¡­ My fish life would be complete.¡± After reading the last sentence, Shen Cheng couldn¡¯t help but sarcastically remark, ¡°Does an octopus count as a fish?¡± ¡°Hey, you can understand me!¡± The small octopus¡¯s head once again produced a text bubble, and it happily floated up a bit. The remaining six tentacles scratched the rock, ¡°Since you¡¯re the first human who can understand what I¡¯m saying, I won¡¯t blame you for eating my tentacle!¡± ¡°¡­¡± What if I say I still want to eat it? Yesterday, when Shen Cheng was crazily craving, she even wanted to click on ¡°Octopus Takoyaki¡± to see if the game would really send her a serving of fried octopus balls. Previously, the orange she received every day was basically part of a premium fruit platter, priced three times higher than the regular one, but there were still repeat customers. They say that after eating it, they could even lose weight and their acne would disappear. She suspected that this game company wasn¡¯t really making games, but making food. But if octopuses were intelligent creatures, it felt a bit cruel to eat their tentacles, didn¡¯t it? Sob sob, it seems that there will be no stable supply of fried octopus balls! After listening to her words, Li Weilan his head, and Shen Cheng didn¡¯t know what he was thinking. Then he suddenly said, ¡°But if you¡¯re not here, no one can communicate with it.¡± This was a relatively big problem. Shen Cheng suspected that the reason only ¡®she¡¯ could understand the octopus was because Druids had a ¡®communicate with animals¡¯ skill, and her projection could only be used for 24 hours. She herself didn¡¯t know if she could still understand what the octopus was saying after the projection disappeared. Li Weilan looked at her silence, his expression slightly dimming, and a sad expression appeared on his face. There was no dimple. Her silence only meant one thing, and that was that she could still leave. She couldn¡¯t stay, so she didn¡¯t say ¡°I will always be here¡±. Li Weilan felt an impulse surge up from within, causing him to grasp the hand of the projection, but his gaze was fixed on Shen Cheng outside of the void, muttering, ¡°One day is not enough¡­¡± Shen Cheng¡¯s heart pounded fiercely twice. ¡°Master, please don¡¯t leave me,¡± he whispered softly and gently as he looked into her eyes. ¡°¡­¡± Yes¡­I¡¯m sorry, I have a nosebleed. Cub, mother won¡¯t leave you behind! Shen Cheng recalled the primary contract she signed, and she had already promised him that she would not abandon him. So now when she answered, Shen Cheng was a little more courageous, and no longer felt indebted: ¡°I will not abandon you!¡± In the crystal ball, Quan Quan patted the wall, and then began to applaud crazily, like a mentally disabled: ¡°It looks good! It looks good! Act more!¡± Shen Cheng froze, and then remembered that there was this octopus that can act cute and understand human language. She stared ferociously at the octopus that was shining like a big light bulb beside her, grinding her teeth fiercely Said: ¡°You! Hand! No! It¡¯s gone!¡± CH 52 Quan Quan didn¡¯t realize that it had already provoked Shen Cheng. Shen Cheng was originally angry and wanted to hit it, but she realized that the octopus was a bit clever only after seeing Li Weilan being disturbed. Shen Cheng didn¡¯t dare to translate the octopus¡¯s words. Instead, she quickly began to ask questions while holding the crystal ball with the octopus inside: ¡°Why did you bang the door yesterday?¡± At this question, Quan Quan became a little shy and lowered its head to glance at Shen Cheng, then lowered its head again, and then even lower. Even a fool could tell that it seemed to have something to say to Shen Cheng. Although a giant octopus may be terrifying due to its fear of huge creatures, when it shrinks hundreds of times and becomes a small one, this action is particularly cute. Shen Cheng looked at its particularly human-like movements and then saw that Quan Quan had lost two of its tentacles. She didn¡¯t have the heart to do anything else to the small octopus and gently urged it, ¡°Why did you do it? Tell me.¡± ¡°I¡¯ve seen him!¡± The octopus waved one of its tentacles and happily pointed in Shen Cheng¡¯s direction. ¡°I¡¯ve seen him! So I wanted to say hello to him! But now I look like this, he probably doesn¡¯t recognize me anymore¡­ sob, who knew you guys would attack me as soon as you came up!¡± After Shen Cheng translated what the octopus said, Li Weilan was taken aback. He still didn¡¯t know the octopus¡¯s name, but the octopus said it knew him? He seemed to have no impression at all. The octopus saw Li Weilan shaking his head and couldn¡¯t help showing a little sad expression, ¡°I was picking up discarded items to eat in the sewer at that time, and every time I swam through that section, I would see him¡­¡± Shen Cheng saw the bubble clearly and suddenly froze: sewer? Discarded items? This should have happened after the apocalypse, right? Where did Quan Quan meet Li Weilan? She was glad she didn¡¯t immediately translate the sentence and instead asked, ¡°Where is that place you mentioned? What are you doing there?¡± ¡°Of course, we¡¯re doing experiments,¡± Quan Quan said, shaking its head and speaking, ¡°If it wasn¡¯t for the experiments, my body wouldn¡¯t have become transparent. They say those people want to study the secrets of eternal life and gave me genes from jellyfish and earthworms and such, so I can be this powerful¡­¡± Powerful? Shen Cheng vaguely felt a slight pain in her heart: if they spliced together all sorts of genes from jellyfish and earthworms on the octopus, and it turned out like this, then what about cub? Her cub who experienced unknown experiments in the research institute like it did? In a place she couldn¡¯t see, did cub also have unhealed wounds? She didn¡¯t want to bring it up again and changed the subject, ¡°Who gave you your name?¡± ¡°My former owner,¡± Quan Quan said, its tentacles going limp when it mentioned this, ¡°I was originally kept in a beautiful fish tank, eating and sleeping. Suddenly one day, I woke up and found my body was getting bigger and bigger, and some people were cutting my flesh. After they cut it off, they replaced it with some new parts, but that was also when my appearance started changing¡­¡± Shen Cheng guessed that when it said it woke up, it meant it gained consciousness. In other words, Quan Quan used to have an owner, and this pet octopus probably gained consciousness during the apocalypse and became a mutant creature, while its owner, for some reason, did not stay by its side. Quan Quan said in a small voice, ¡°I can come with you, but do you want the fish in the pond?¡± ¡°? You can shrink all the fish and bring them with us?¡± Quan Quan opened its huge mouth with an ¡°ahh¡± and revealed its deep, bottomless interior. Its black mouth seemed to lead to some other dimension. Quan Quan blinked its eyes mischievously, and its small eyes sparkled with cunning: ¡°If you want fish, you must help me find my little master! Otherwise, I¡¯ll¡­¡± It hesitated for a moment, probably reluctant to eat all the fish in the ¡°fish pond¡±: ¡°I¡¯ll eat half and bring half!¡± ¡°¡­¡± Shen Cheng doubted if they had made a loss-making deal. With the appetite of this octopus, even if fish production increased by 100%, it might not be enough for it to eat. She translated Quan Quan¡¯s last sentence to Li Weilan and let him make a decision. Li Weilan had been patiently waiting on the side, saying nothing. Although he could only hear Shen Cheng¡¯s words, he could infer from the octopus¡¯s body movements and Shen Cheng¡¯s words and phrases that the octopus knew him. Thinking back to where he might have encountered this octopus¡­he could guess more or less. He didn¡¯t mind the fact that he had been through several labs and had lived with ¡°monsters¡± before, but since she was avoiding the topic carefully and even brought up another topic to avoid upsetting him, he naturally accepted her kindness. She wanted to avoid mentioning it, so he kept his mouth shut. He just pretended that he had no idea what they were talking about until she carefully asked him, ¡°The octopus said it wants us to help it find its little master. The condition is that it wants to take all the fish in the fish pond with it. Do you think we can agree to this condition?¡± Find its little master? When Li Weilan heard the word ¡°master,¡± he thought of his relationship with her. In fact, for him, whether she was called a master or a guardian angel, the title didn¡¯t matter. What was important was that their bond still existed. Since this octopus has an owner, it doesn¡¯t have to worry about having other pets. Li Weilan¡¯s face showed a hint of a smile and nodded gently, ¡°Okay. But we can only do our best. Before we find its owner, it can¡¯t cause any trouble for us. Also, if we find the owner and they stand against us, it must at least not help them.¡± ¡°Wow, you have really detailed thinking, cub!¡± Shen Cheng praised. Listening to his almost flawless reasoning, Shen Cheng nodded approvingly. She repeated his words, and Quan Quan listened with almost drooping eyes. Although the octopus had developed intelligence, it seemed to have weak logic and intelligence, ¡°What trouble? You just have to find them! I won¡¯t rush you! And what do you mean by not helping? When the young owner becomes the old owner and you become the new owner, I can let the old owner help you, can¡¯t I?¡± ¡°¡­¡± That seems to make sense. Although Shen Cheng was unsure if Quan Quan could really be the octopus¡¯s ¡°old owner,¡± she agreed to Quan Quan¡¯s proposal because she heard that the young owner was a cute and doting child. After they agreed, Quan Quan crawled to the edge of the crystal ball and opened its mouth wide. The water in the lake surged like crazy through the channel and into the octopus¡¯s huge mouth, with the fish jumping inside, occasionally splashing a few small drops of water. When the lake calmed down, Li Weilan suddenly felt that the lake¡¯s life had disappeared. It was as if all the life in the lake had left with the octopus. Was it because the octopus took away all the fish? Shen Cheng asked Quan Quan, and Quan Quan patted its round belly and smiled, ¡°There were no fish in this lake to begin with. These fish are all my little pets!¡± Oh? That¡¯s amazing! From the attribute ¡°Fish Farming Speed 80%¡± on Quan Quan, it can be seen that Quan Quan is of great benefit to the base. Similar attributes were only seen by the author in totems or artifacts in previous games. This octopus also has such attributes. What kind of monster did these experimenters raise when they did their experiments! Translated on ho lo lo novels dot com. Shen Cheng didn¡¯t delve into it for the time being, but she noticed that when they left the lake, the map was completely closed and replaced by a name change from ¡°Abandoned Lake¡± to ¡°Polluted Lake¡±. Shortly after Quan Quan left, this lake also changed from its original beauty to a lifeless state. Not long after, a group of scientists stopped by the lake. Among them was a tall man in uniform who found the leftover tentacle slices and mucus in the cabin. After his subordinates confirmed that these traces were indeed from the giant octopus they were looking for, the man¡¯s face turned gloomy. Translated on ho lo lo novels dot com. The ability of the giant octopus should be invincible in water. Whether it¡¯s stealth, sneak attacks, or commanding fish schools, it makes it impossible for hunters to get close. But now, the remaining giant octopus was only a mess of gnawed tentacle fragments? Who could have treated their experimental subjects like this? Could it be other monsters that escaped from the No.4 Research Institute? ¡°Sir¡­¡± a man in a white research uniform walked up to him and whispered, ¡°One of the footprints disappeared halfway. We are still tracking another person.¡± ¡°Damn it.¡± He gritted his teeth. ¡°Keep watch and report to me once there is a similar abnormal energy fluctuation.¡± Shen Cheng and Li Weilan quickly returned to Noah with the octopus. Xu Zhou was another ability user from a different base who also wanted to catch fish. Shen Cheng and Li Weilan thought he had been through a lot on the way, so they didn¡¯t mention the fact that the giant octopus had become their pet. Instead, they gave him a few fish, but they also told him that the fish in the lake seemed to have disappeared. Xu Zhou vaguely guessed that this change was related to them. Although the lake was relatively close to their base and used to be a stable source of meat, it was now gone. He saw that their abilities were strange and didn¡¯t say much to them, but he did say he would report back to the base. When they returned to the base, Shen Cheng found that the ¡°Basic Fish Pond¡± was now available for purchase. She clicked ¡°Purchase Basic Fish Pond¡± and saw a small deep blue lake appear at the bottom of the base. She and Li Weilan took the octopus to the location, but the octopus started to complain softly: ¡°It¡¯s not big enough to live in.¡± Oh, right. Shen Cheng sighed and said, ¡°It says next to the little octopus that it needs a ¡®Medium Fish Pond¡¯. Sigh, upgrading from Basic to Medium costs 500G!¡± She had completed the ¡°Fish Retrieval Mission¡± task yesterday, which gave her 200G, but she still needed another 300G. She felt so sad that she had to spend a lot of money just to put the octopus in the base to start raising fish. Li Weilan noticed that both she and the octopus had stopped moving and were murmuring to themselves. After a while, the fish pond expanded. What was used in the process of expansion? The base buildings were created out of thin air and expanded out of thin air¡­ What was she using? Sandy: Crap, mad scientists. Bet they¡¯d want to catch cub once they see him. Noooo! CH 53 After spending 300G on this, she regret it. The mentality of playing games is always about spending more and more. Once you spend the first 300, will you stop at the second or third? The higher the sunk cost in the early stage, the more intense the reluctance will be when you have to give up later. In the end, you will be forced into a mentality where you feel like you wasted all the effort you put in before not spending any money. In theory, if it weren¡¯t for the temptation of the little octopus, and if the crystal ball where the octopus currently lives didn¡¯t have a time limit of only 24 hours, she could wait until she finished the next two daily quests before considering upgrading her fishpond. But precisely because of the temptation of the little octopus, the early investment has become a sunk cost with a disguised lure. This is why she just spent 300G. Although her projection showed no expression and could not express her true feelings, Shen Cheng let out a faint sigh. For some reason, Li Weilan heard a sense of ominous exhaustion in her sigh. A sense of foreboding surged in Li Weilan¡¯s heart. He quickly stepped forward and moved the little octopus, who was about to climb out of the crystal ball happily and jump into its new home, to one side. He blocked its view with a box before whispering, ¡°Is there some kind of benefit exchange in the fishpond?¡± He¡¯s so sharp! Shen Cheng did not expect that the AI would notice this. At this moment, she was even a little surprised. Is cub really just a character in the game? Can an AI really do something so considerate, careful, and delicate as observing her? But after thinking about it for a moment, she realized that she just spent 300, and the game may have sensed her recharge. They might have sent cub out to comfort her to prevent her from leaving the game. Shen Cheng knew that she felt a little bit heartbroken. Although it¡¯s understandable to feel sorry for someone who spends money on a game, blaming them for it ¡ª even if it¡¯s just directed at a virtual character like cub ¡ª is not an acceptable attitude. Shen Cheng smiled and said, ¡°It¡¯s like¡­ um¡­ similar to your credit points!¡± ¡°Money?¡± Li Weilan couldn¡¯t believe that this was the answer he got. Credit points were still important in the apocalypse, but in their world, the currency for exchanging these things was still money. So, was she still living in a safe and calm world? He hesitated and asked tentatively, ¡°Do you need money?¡± Shen Cheng chuckled silently. Cub¡¯s eyes widened with cautious probing, as if afraid that his question would hurt her self-esteem. Who doesn¡¯t need money? The upper limit of financial freedom is 1 billion, which is an amount she wouldn¡¯t be able to earn even if she worked for a hundred years. With her gentle laughter, Li Weilan immediately understood, and then a vague sense of numbness and bitterness washed over him. Her laughter contained a touch of self-mockery. Presumably, there wasn¡¯t much money in her life. She needed money, but she was still willing to spend what little she had on the base. Ultimately, it was all for him. He was important to her! With this confidence, Li Weilan blurted out his next sentence: ¡°Can I help you earn more money?¡± ¡°Eh?¡± Shen Cheng stared at the screen with wide eyes, stunned. Did cub just say he wants to help me make money? Although the game company had credit points and RMB exchange, the base was newly established. If cub helped Noah earn too many credit points in large quantities, it would definitely arouse suspicion from other bases. There was a limit to how much he could earn, so how could he make money? The next sentence from Li Weilan plunged Shen Cheng deeper into confusion: ¡°What do you usually do? Is there anything here that can be exchanged for money in your world?¡± Shen Cheng had thought about this question before. The concrete amount she produced each day was only one orange, which was worth only a few bucks at most. Of course, this was not a way to make a living. As for concretizing things like gold and diamonds, let alone expensive jewelry, which was also hard currency in the end times, even the glittering jewels in the game might be shoddy goods and might not be worth much in the real world. Translated on ho lo lo novels dot com. She never thought of getting rich by concretization. So she asked Li Weilan, ¡°Why do you think someone else can sell things at 1.5 times the price of mine, even though their goods aren¡¯t as good as mine?¡± There was a small stall opened next to her fruit stall during these few days. The owner of that stall was a pretty girl who was good at talking and had many advantages in setting up her stall. She bought a highlight lamp and made her fruits shine brightly. The cut fruit tray looked clean and tidy. Some of Shen Cheng¡¯s customers were diverted by that girl, and her business was not as good as when she just started. The girl¡¯s fruit plate was priced higher than hers, and Shen Cheng even saw twice that the girl had cut up almost-rotten watermelon before setting up her stall ¡ª obviously the cost would be lower. But the other girl¡¯s profit was higher than hers, and she sold better than her. If you don¡¯t accept it, you¡¯re out of luck! Her words were a bit vague, but Li Weilan understood immediately: her life wasn¡¯t as good as he imagined it to be. She had to sell things with others? What was she selling? Doubts emerged one by one in his mind, but Li Weilan quickly guessed the reason: ¡°If I was your customer, what would you sell to me?¡± Watermelon!? Shen Cheng was stunned. What fruit did cub like to eat? She seemed to really not know! As she hesitated, another thought dawned on Li Weilan: did the things she sold also exist in their world? He felt that his previous guess about her was completely wrong, and perhaps her world wasn¡¯t much different from his own. And her living environment wasn¡¯t much better than his either. She wasn¡¯t the kind of deity he had imagined before, who wouldn¡¯t eat meat and was aloof from the world. In her world, she also had to work hard and diligently to earn her daily meals. So, during the time she wasn¡¯t paying attention to him, was she just busy trying to survive? ¡°Sometimes selling the best things isn¡¯t necessary, but rather selling what¡¯s most suitable.¡± Li Weilan used himself as an example, a blush creeping onto his face. ¡°For me, the best clothes are uniforms because my needs are comfort, durability, and mobility. But for Fu Yanzhou, it might be pure white cotton, with not a single thread out of place. So¡­¡± He blinked, ¡°Which one do you usually sell?¡± Shen Cheng paused. She silently understood Li Weilan¡¯s meaning, suddenly realizing why sometimes she put in all her effort but customers still might not be satisfied. The main customers for buying fruit plates were young girls who might not be that sensitive to prices, but they want fruit for weight loss, sweetness, and good flavor that could even help with fat loss. So, it¡¯s not necessarily about offering the best quality products to meet customers¡¯ needs, but it¡¯s important to consider their preferences and do the right match. Shen Cheng¡¯s heart was filled with excitement: Oh my god, what kind of magical game is this? I am even learning business from a character? 300 yuan to buy a money-making secret recipe? At this moment, she felt a strong sense of dissonance: When she looked at the cartoonish and delicate game, for some reason, she seemed to be seeing this real and detailed world through her own projected eyes. This feeling only flashed by. Shen Cheng promptly thanked cub seriously, saying, ¡°I understand, I will try again.¡± ¡°Promise me,¡± but cub insisted, looking at her, ¡°Take care of yourself first, okay?¡± Shen Cheng said softly, ¡°Okay,¡± but her eyes were slightly warm. Sometimes people are moved by trivial and subtle things, even just a caring word that can bring tears to one¡¯s eyes. Shen Cheng feels that even during her toughest and most hopeless moments, if someone could have said ¡°take care of yourself first¡± in exchange for 300 yuan, she would have been willing to pick up garbage for a long time to earn that money. Because behind these words, she could feel the concern and care from the speaker. At this moment, Li Weilan finally went to get the little octopus that had been protesting by tapping on the glass wall, and started putting it into the tank. As Quan Quan slowly crawled and flailed its remaining tentacles, it protested, ¡°Hey, I agreed to let you eat the tentacle I threw away, but you guys are whispering behind my back! You ate my body part and kept secrets from me. Hmph, I¡¯m going to be moody!¡± ¡°¡­Why does this octopus talk so much?¡± Shen Cheng wondered. She was glad that Li Weilan couldn¡¯t understand Quan Quan¡¯s words, or he would have been annoyed just like her. As for eating Quan Quan¡¯s leftover tentacle, it was not necessary. Now that they knew Quan Quan was a sentient being, eating its body parts felt creepy, like eating human flesh. It was forgivable when they didn¡¯t know, but now that they did¡­it just felt weird. After crawling into the tank, Quan Quan leisurely swam around the pool and enjoyed the spaciousness and comfortable water temperature. The other decorations in the crystal ball, such as aquatic plants, rocks, and lotus leaves, fell out with Quan Quan and settled in the tank, adding a touch of greenery to the base. Satisfied, Quan Quan looked around and opened its mouth, spitting out a bunch of colorful fish. With just one glance, there were probably thousands of them, and Shen Cheng wondered how they could fit inside its stomach. Quan Quan lazily waved its little tentacle and patted its chest, ¡°Don¡¯t worry about the fish pond I¡¯m taking care of! Just let me know when you want to eat fish!¡± Shen Cheng took a look at the ¡°Intermediate Fish Pond¡± in the base. The current data provided by the game is ¡°Output: 20 fish/daily,¡± and they are mostly larger fish like grass carp and silver carp that can supply several people with meat from just one fish. At this moment, Shen Cheng didn¡¯t think that spending 300 yuan on in-game purchases was too much. Beside him, Fu Yanzhou rushed over upon hearing the base announcement and stared wide-eyed at the fish swimming in the pool. He had never seen such a large fish pond before, even in a particularly large base! At first glance, it looked very delicious! His decision to come to Noah was absolutely right! The taste of fresh fish was probably something only those in Noah could experience at this time, right? Although he didn¡¯t know how they managed to succeed, and they weren¡¯t even mutated fish from the end times but rather ordinary edible fish from before the apocalypse, Fu Yanzhou¡¯s current passion was not to explore but to think, ¡°Hmm¡­ when can we eat it? I¡¯m a little hungry.¡± On this day, all the survivors in Noah Base had bread and grilled fish for their meal. It was an extremely rare delicacy in the post-apocalyptic world, and a small portion was distributed to the survivors waiting for approval outside the base. As for the prisoners who were used as low-level examples and only had the minimum ration to eat in the power generation room, they could only smell the aroma, but they couldn¡¯t eat it. They were all going crazy. Sandy: Cub, stop being so smart and cute and all that. Translator about to melt with Cheng Cheng hehe CH 54 The grilled fish chunks were cooked until golden yellow and sprinkled with enough seasoning. The aroma was so tempting and crispy that it mercilessly crawled into the stomachs of the people who were generating electricity like lab rats. One of them ran and cried, and tears and snot dripped down with saliva. With a ¡°drip,¡± the machine detected his slowing speed and instantly popped up a warning: ¡°Warning, your power output is insufficient. Do you want to enter rest mode?¡± Resting time was only two hours a day, and at night, the hamsters running on the wheel collapsed on the big bunk beds, wishing they could sleep forever. Over these past few days, the men who had attacked Noah base and wanted to capture the women inside as slaves had tasted the feeling of being constantly tortured by the machines. If they were even slightly slack, the machine¡¯s tricks would make them hate their laziness. The man who cried out could not stop. Looking at one of the men with a scar on his face, who was once full of trust, now only had dissatisfaction and anger. ¡°If it wasn¡¯t for you instigating, we wouldn¡¯t be in this mess. Sob, sob, sob. I saw them already starting to select people outside the camp. If I waited a bit longer¡­¡± The accused man coldly stared at him and continued to run, not wanting to speak. The hamster wheel would squeeze out every bit of energy from you. When a person was exhausted, they naturally could not think about conspiracies and tricks. Therefore, instead of arguing with this person, it was better to save some energy and run a few more laps to finish generating today¡¯s electricity and rest in time. Every ounce of his strength, crying out now, only added more pain and prolonged the agony. In the midst of their dispute and bickering, a little child holding fried fish passed by the door. The man who had just cried ran to the fence and reached out his hand towards the child, with eyes filled with longing: ¡°Little girl, little girl, please let me smell it. I¡¯m really hungry!¡± They, the laborers, eat rations that are dry and hard, filling but not appetizing. Their mouths taste like birds. Xiao Ai, the child carrying a fish fillet passing by the fence, looks curiously towards the direction of the fence. She meets the eyes of a pair of beasts that shine brightly with desire because of their thirst. Xiao Ai is startled and takes a step back involuntarily. Behind her is her sister who came looking for her and witnessed this scene. She looks at the man kneeling in the shadow of the fence, who looks so hungry and dability userate that he is drooling, and she reaches out to touch Xiao Ai¡¯s head, gently bringing the fish fillet to her lips. The delicious taste makes Xiao Ai forget the twisted face she just saw. She takes a bite, but on the other side of the fence there is a wailing cry like a funeral, and the man over there is crying out, ¡°Inhumane! Not only do they force us to work day and night, they are stingy with our food too¡­¡± Xiao Ai silently glances over there and looks at her sister with understanding. The base is good to their group of children, allowing them to have separate rooms to live in and to have enough to eat and wear to keep warm. But Xiao Ai knows that not everyone is so lucky. Outside in the wasteland, there are many children who starve to death. Although the food they eat is hers, it is also allocated to them by the base. The woman looks at Xiao Ai¡¯s sensible, clear eyes and lovingly touches her head ¨C she can no longer have children. She had a miscarriage this year, but did not have time to rest and was continuously used by those bastard dogs. Her body has been destroyed. So when she sees these children, she is especially patient with them, but when it comes to the men locked up, she says they should be killed instead of being used as waste. Fu Yanzhou was holding a fish fillet and looking for a quiet place to finish eating before leaving, but he happened to witness the whole scene from beginning to end. Before¡­ he didn¡¯t have much profound insight into the changes in social order after the apocalypse, because he had been avoiding crowds and living in a vacuum of ivory tower-like research environment. But since the arrival of Noah¡­ A hint of gloom flashed in Fu Yanzhou¡¯s eyes. ** Shen Cheng¡¯s earnings today were quite good. She carefully observed the demands of customers throughout the day and found that the purchasing power of young girls accounted for the majority of her earnings. This was something she hadn¡¯t noticed before. When Shen Cheng set up her stall, she often encountered bargaining aunties, and she was not good at dealing with them. Sometimes she couldn¡¯t get away once she was entangled. Bargaining aunties who love to take advantage of others are not actually her target customer group. Today, Shen Cheng adjusted the level of her stall, just like some experienced stall masters, even the background and the cart were made in macaron colors. In short, it looked like it was tailored specifically for young women. The aunties basically just looked and left. Instead, her target customer group was attracted. Shen Cheng redesigned the fruit plate this time, creatively wrote ¡°calories¡± on it, hand-drew words like ¡°low sugar¡±, ¡°weight loss¡±, ¡°fitness special¡±, ¡°won¡¯t make you fat¡±, and deliberately paired it with fruit that had similar ¡°functional¡± characteristics. She tied up her hair with a net, stood beside the cart looking clean and neat, and the price was also clear at a glance. This style turned out to be appealing to young customers. Upon completing their workout, several male customers noticed the informative notes about specific fruits that she had displayed next to her stall. It was surprising for them to see a young girl running the stall with such confidence and knowledge. They saw that she was a young girl setting up a stall and decided to buy a plate out of sympathy. Finally, Shen Cheng experienced the satisfying feeling of selling out and closing the stall early. When she got home¡­ she had earned several hundred yuan! Woo hoo, this advice from the godlike cub really worked! At this moment, Shen Cheng was no longer agonizing over the 300 yuan she had spent earlier. After all, now that she had found a money-making goose, spending some of the cash didn¡¯t feel as painful. When she logged into the game, the projection time of her body had already arrived. Shen Cheng looked at the small print next to the ¡°projection¡± category: [This feature is only for temporary experience, and new experience packages will be launched in the future. Please stay tuned.] After a small smiley face, it was probably the game developer¡¯s sarcasm; [Future experiences will be unlocked based on the player¡¯s willingness to spend money. Spend 998 yuan and take the main character home!] ¡°¡­What kind of shameless dialogue is this?¡± Shen Cheng was sure that if she had seen such a direct ¡°spend money quickly¡± statement when she first downloaded the game, she would have immediately given up and not played. Isn¡¯t this basically saying ¡°hurry up and recharge your account so we can develop more game features for you to experience?¡± Translated on ho lo lo novels dot com. This game company was so money-grubbing. How could anyone say that they wouldn¡¯t spend money and just grind through the game? Sheesh! However, now that she had been playing for a long time and had actually developed real feelings for her virtual pet, combined with the ¡°don¡¯t abandon the game¡± agreement she had signed with the company, Shen Cheng thought for a moment and decided not to criticize them. She clicked on the protagonist and found a new prompt appeared in the game: [Your main character appears to be engaged in a conversation. Please remain quiet and observe to confirm the direction of the game.] Li Weilan is indeed talking to Fu Yanzhou. It is no secret that Fu Yanzhou, who suffers from social anxiety, likes to stay indoors at the base. When he finally stepped out of his laboratory, Li Weilan guessed that he must have something to say. But what he didn¡¯t expect was that Fu Yanzhou, who suffers from social anxiety, hit him with a straight ball as soon as he opened his mouth: ¡°I want to study your ability. But I need your cooperation.¡± Li Weilan¡¯s face changed slightly. He never expected this. The painful experiences of the past flooded into his heart, the wounds that were repeatedly opened, the blood gushing out, the moaning, the pain, the bright red¡­ The memories of black and red intertwined like a tide, even though it was only a few seconds, made Li Weilan¡¯s eyes faintly filled with pain. ¡°What do you know?¡± His voice and breath were a little unstable. ¡°I remember you,¡± Fu Yanzhou¡¯s voice was mechanical and flat, he said dryly, ¡°Code number 0325. You are one of the influencers closest to the meteor impact point. You are also the only surviving subject of the experiment.¡± Li Weilan¡¯s face changed. Fu Yanzhou could feel the anger, darkness, and hostility exploding from him for a moment. His lips trembled a bit before he continued: ¡°Dawn light is a failed study. But my proposal was not originally¡­¡± ¡°Your proposal?¡± Li Weilan¡¯s voice changed slightly. ¡°My proposal,¡± Fu Yanzhou nodded awkwardly. His gaze was calm, like a bottomless lake: ¡°I¡¯ve seen their experiments. That was not what I wanted. So I left.¡± Long, dead silence. In the end, Li Weilan said nothing, turned around and slammed the door shut before leaving. A new task prompt appeared on the dark orange screen: [The main character¡¯s emotions are too unstable] [Your cub needs your comfort. Please ensure your cub¡¯s mental health.] Having witnessed the entire conversation, Shen Cheng felt a heavy weight in her heart. Fu Yanzhou may have been one of the researchers that Li Weilan had not met before, and may even have been one of the leaders of the research. It was inevitable that Li Weilan would hate him after learning all of this. Before comforting him, Shen Cheng thought for a long time about how to handle the aftermath. She knew that comforting someone in deep pain was often futile. What could really solve the rot and pain was cutting off the decayed flesh and letting the pus and blood out. The base really couldn¡¯t do without Fu Yanzhou. Without him, the base¡¯s technology tree would have to be temporarily frozen. But the second research staff member could be found easily, while there was only one cub. Moreover, in this matter, the cub had a sufficient position to directly expel or even fight Fu Yanzhou, but he did not do so. He could choose to suppress his anger for the sake of the base, but as his mother, Shen Cheng could not take his understanding and goodwill for granted. When you raise a sensible cub, you must repay him with more care! So Shen Cheng gently rubbed his head and blurted out, ¡°Let¡¯s let Fu Yanzhou go.¡± Sandy: Just 998 yuan and you can take cub home? I¡¯ll triple the price, send him this way. Thank you #smirk CH 55 Cub didn¡¯t respond immediately. The dark room was not lit, with only faint light coming in from the corridor outside, creating a dark and blurry silhouette. He remained silent in the dark for a long time, and it was only after a while that his hoarse voice was heard: ¡°No need.¡± After saying this, cub seemed to gradually recover. He repeated, ¡°There¡¯s no need for that. Fu Yanzhou¡¯s ability is very useful for the base¡­ um¡­¡± His mouth was gently covered, with the touch as gentle as the wind, leaving a lingering warmth. Shen Cheng fingertips pressed against his lips through the screen. In the darkness, she couldn¡¯t see the faint blush on his face, but she earnestly told him, ¡°What matters is not the base, but you.¡± What matters is your happiness, your ability to live like a human. The base exists for you, it¡¯s built for you, and mother even spent money on it for you. Cub lowered his head. He coughed lightly, and his voice seemed to finally have a bit of vitality: ¡°We won¡¯t expel him, but I won¡¯t cooperate with his experiment, is that okay?¡± Meeting his flickering eyes, Shen Cheng almost wanted to agree without hesitation. At this moment, a new task prompt appeared on the screen: [Do you want the protagonist to cooperate with the experiment? Y/N Please note: the experiment result is extremely important for the base.] Without hesitation, Shen Cheng clicked ¡°N¡±. This was a rubbish game with a crappy plot. Did they really need to include such an option? Was cub important to the base? She played this game not to become a dragon among men in the apocalypse, nor to dominate the world. She only hoped that, at least in the game, cub could live happily. The scene after choosing ¡°Y¡± is something that Shen Cheng cannot even bear to think about. Whenever she imagines the possibility of her little cub being bound to the experimental table again, a feeling of resentment fills her chest: not only towards the people who have hurt him before, but also towards the game planner. But she immediately becomes fearful: she chose ¡°NO,¡± but what if there are many, many players who choose ¡°YES¡± for the sake of their bases? How much harm will her cub have to endure? Li Weilan let out a long sigh of relief. Yes, what importance do those other people have? Isn¡¯t it enough that it¡¯s only her? Shen Cheng was just thinking about how to express her concern for him, but her cub had already stood up from the bed. He turned on the light, with no hint of sadness or anger on his face. Instead, there was complete calmness. However, in his eyes, which were looking into the void, there seemed to be a particularly fervent light: ¡°I think we need to talk to Fu Yanzhou again. There are still many doubts in what he said.¡± Shen Cheng hesitated. Li Weilan went back to the next room. Fu Yanzhou was still standing in the corner of the room, with his back against the wall. His toes lightly tapped the ground as he hung his head, expressionless. When he saw Li Weilan come in, he raised his face slightly, seeming to squeeze out a faint smile with some effort: ¡°Have you figured it out?¡± There was a loud bang. Before Fu Yanzhou could finish his sentence, he was pushed to the ground by a huge force. He felt an irresistible force on his head and groaned before being pinned to the ground. After struggling for a few times, he failed to get up. Fu Yanzhou sat on the ground with an expressionless face, looking at the dust, dirt, and grime on his white clothes with disgust. Li Weilan watched the scene and slightly curved his lips. In this smile, there was finally no shadow. Yes, why be angry? When he hadn¡¯t had the chance to be angry, someone had already been angry for him, someone had taken action for him with true feelings. Wasn¡¯t that enough? ¡°Watch your words,¡± Li Weilan smiled lightly and pointed his finger at the void, saying to Fu Yanzhou, ¡°After all, she is on my side.¡± Fu Yanzhou felt an unknown force on his head and suddenly realized that he seemed to know nothing about the reality of this world. A rare hint of confusion floated in his eyes, and he nodded somewhat dazedly. ¡°You said that experiment was proposed by you¡­¡± Li Weilan asked the first question, ¡°but why have I never seen you or heard of you?¡± He had been to four laboratories and had stayed in each laboratory for about three months during each repeated torture. He remembered the face of every enemy clearly in the darkness, and those faces became clearer and clearer, and every name was shocking. But not him. Li Weilan knew clearly that Fu Yanzhou was not among them. ¡°Because I was exiled for opposing their experimental plan from the beginning of the experiment,¡± Fu Yanzhou said. ¡°I did propose to monitor and test the first contactees of the meteorite, because the reactions on your bodies are the initial form of abilities. Especially you, I suspect that you are the first person to obtain abilities, and the spatial ability is particularly special. So the abilities on your body may be the reason for the emergence of other abilities. But¡­¡± He frowned slightly, ¡°they hoped that you could upgrade your abilities as soon as possible, and their testing method was through pain. However, I believe that evolution is not just through pain and the brink of death.¡± Although he was pressed to the ground, his gaze was still calm and cold, just like he didn¡¯t care about his safety and life and death: ¡°I found you by following that tree. That tree was one of our test subjects, and it had a tracker on it that would record some reaction data and footage.¡± Looking at Li Weilan¡¯s slightly anxious expression for a moment, Fu Yanzhou shook his head lightly, ¡°I have destroyed the data on the tree. Don¡¯t worry, they won¡¯t find you.¡± Fu Yanzhou rarely spoke so much. His social anxiety made him reluctant to reveal too much even if he sat on the ground with his back against the wall. In fact, Fu Yanzhou rarely thought about whether he should feel guilty towards his former experimental subjects. However, looking at him standing in front of him alive and with a completely different look from before, he suddenly remembered his previous proposal: it was he who had the laboratory place them all under supervision and provided the initial direction for the experiment. Although it was ultimately those people who stole his experimental plan, he was the first to propose the idea. Li Weilan breathed a sigh of relief. Looking at Fu Yanzhou sitting on the ground, he said coldly, ¡°I won¡¯t cooperate with your research.¡± ¡°Okay, that¡¯s your choice.¡± Fu Yanzhou didn¡¯t try to persuade him, he just sighed slightly disappointed. Although he was a research maniac, he knew very well that today¡¯s Li Weilan was not the same as Li Weilan who had just obtained his abilities. [Congratulations to the player for triggering the follow-up task of Fu Yanzhou¡¯s research. Please provide enough research materials for Fu Yanzhou without using Li Weilan as a test subject. Upon completion of the research, you will receive: Ability Excitation Room (Primary), which will open up a skill excitation room for ordinary people.] Shen Cheng frowned slightly. The task was triggered, but she hadn¡¯t decided whether to do it or not. The Ability Excitation Room sounded great, but¡­ can Fu Yanzhou¡¯s responsibility in this matter just be overlooked? Regardless, he caused such a miserable situation for the experimental subjects! Even if he now says that he was not involved in the bloody experiment from beginning to end, he did not strongly oppose it either! Can he escape from any responsibility? Li Weilan sensed her dissatisfaction. ¡°Tell me,¡± he looked into Fu Yanzhou¡¯s eyes and said each word slowly, ¡°what is the name of the person who started this plan?¡± ¡°Chi Ning.¡± Fu Yanzhou lowered his eyelids. ¡°His name is Chi Ning.¡± He wasn¡¯t lying. Li Weilan had heard this name vaguely and painfully before. At that time, he even wondered why this gentle name had a pair of hands stained with blood behind it. Translated on ho lo lo novels dot com. Some experimental subjects had been drained of all their blood. On him, they drew blood, healed, drew again, and healed again. But the healing depended on overusing the body¡¯s potential. During the bleeding process, Li Weilan gradually went from pain to numbness. Later, it seemed that he could feel a pair of slender eyes watching him behind the two-sided mirror, looking at his painful appearance. Hatred took root and sprouted in his heart, but his ability upgraded in pain. Li Weilan even thought, why, even though he was mentally suffering, his ability did not die out, but instead had a greater space. He wished his ability was a combat one. If so, he would bury everyone in this research institute. ¡°Chi Ning¡­¡± Li Weilan chewed on this name twice and nodded. Fu Yanzhou suddenly said softly, ¡°Your spatial ability has upgraded, right? What I need is a high-level ability user as a research subject to study the cause and way of the body¡¯s ability activation and upgrade. If you can cooperate with my research, and once my research produces results, I will take you back to the research institute. I still have the authority of the research institute, and I have connections there. As long as my research produces results, I can die without any regrets. If you still have hatred and anger towards me at that time, I can find a place to die on my own, and you don¡¯t have to do it yourself.¡± Li Weilan¡¯s pupils contracted. At this moment, her voice rang in his ear: ¡°You don¡¯t need to cooperate with him, I have a way.¡± Shen Cheng didn¡¯t understand why the game prompted her to ¡°provide enough experimental props for Fu Yanzhou¡± at first, but when she heard their conversation saying ¡°abilities are triggered from Li Weilan,¡± ¡°the more powerful the ability, the more research value it has,¡± she knew the hidden meaning of the game: hey, you have to spend money! She guessed what this task was for, but she wasn¡¯t sure yet. She ordered Li Weilan to go outside. Li Weilan was pushed out by her. Shen Cheng silently took out the projection body, which she previously used to appear in front of Li Weilan, and slowly placed it in front of Fu Yanzhou. Fu Yanzhou was stunned for a moment, before he could say anything, he heard a ¡°bang¡± from the door. The door, which had been closed properly, was suddenly pushed open. Li Weilan looked at the woman who had her eyes closed and was pale, he felt trembling all over. He took two steps forward and knelt in front of the projection body. He looked at the void with a trembling voice: ¡°Are you going to rip out my heart?¡± He guessed her possible choice, but he was not at ease at all. How could this be possible! Li Weilan almost instantly drew out Thunder and held it to Fu Yanzhou¡¯s neck, who still had a puzzled look on his face. He sneered, ¡°If you choose to do that, I would rather shed blood today.¡± ? Cub? That¡¯s just a projection! Mother won¡¯t feel any pain or anything! Shen Cheng didn¡¯t dare to provoke him. She looked at him holding the blade with lightning flashing on it, knowing he was not joking. She hurriedly stopped him: ¡°That¡¯s not my real body! I don¡¯t feel anything! Besides, I don¡¯t even know if it works¡­¡± She only guessed that the skills of this body were also very powerful, and the price of using this projection could be calculated by ¡°week,¡± and the weekly price was not too expensive. She had previously thought that the game was preparing to let her control another character, but now it seemed that this projection was designed by the game for Fu Yanzhou to research. However, she didn¡¯t dare to say this to cub. ¡°Don¡¯t lie to me!¡± Li Weilan said excitedly, not believing her at all. Even if it wasn¡¯t her body, there would still be a cost to creating it. He already knew that her condition was not good. How could he let her pay the price for him? Even if Fu Yan Zhou¡¯s research was for the public, what did it have to do with them? Why should she pay the price for him? She and them weren¡¯t even from the same world! ¡°Cub,¡± Shen Cheng spoke with a heavy heart, exceptionally painful. She didn¡¯t even notice that she was using an endearing term or that Li Weilan¡¯s expression had almost cracked for a moment. ¡°How could your mother lie to you!¡± Your mother will always be your mother. Why would a mother lie to her own cub? Li Weilan froze. Fu Yanzhou, who had been able to hear their conversation since the clone appeared, also froze. He sneakily glanced at Li Weilan and felt like he had heard something he shouldn¡¯t have. This time, he might really be in danger of being silenced. Oh no, what should I do if I heard my boss and his girlfriend using the endearing terms ¡°mother¡± and ¡°cub¡± for each other? Urgent, online waiting! Will playing dead work? Fu Yanzhou: What kind of sick game this couple playing? What mother and cub? Freaky!!!! CH 56 Cub hasn¡¯t paid attention to her for two days. Shen Cheng was simply unable to eat or sleep well. Cub was like he was possessed, completely out of his mind. She knew it wasn¡¯t right, but her cub, whom she had spent money to raise, was angry and giving her the silent treatment. It was only natural for her to worry! That day, when she told him she was his ¡°mother,¡± he immediately threw a tantrum. Shen Cheng knew it was wrong the moment the words slipped out of her mouth. After all, the command she usually used to activate them in the game was ¡°Hello, Li Weilan¡±. She guessed that this requirement was probably because the AI might become violent when it heard other names. But now, she accidentally called him ¡°cub,¡± and now everything was wrong. It¡¯s all my fault for being too quick with my mouth! She had been observing him carefully for two days, and strangely, cub had not shown any anger or unhappiness. He was just cold and unresponsive, playing by himself. If she had to say something, it was like he had turned into a plastic pet. On the surface, he was all smiles, but deep down, it was like there was a volcano waiting to erupt. Even when he looked at her, Shen Cheng felt like she was being questioned and observed. But she didn¡¯t know how to explain it. How could she explain why she called herself ¡°mother¡±? The first time she said ¡°mother,¡± he didn¡¯t ask much about it. The second time she said ¡°mother,¡± she made up an excuse to get around it. But this time, she called him ¡°cub¡± and then called herself ¡°mother.¡± How could she make this sound right? It¡¯s impossible to come up with a logical explanation for this! Shen Cheng was extremely sad. She was quick to speak, and now she was caught up in an explanation that couldn¡¯t be made clear. She caused this problem herself, and now she had to deal with it herself. She had angered her cub, and she could only comfort him herself. Actually, Li Weilan didn¡¯t want to make things difficult for her. He wasn¡¯t as emotional as he appeared to be. Her calling him ¡°cub¡± and referring to herself as ¡°mother¡± had already given Li Weilan a clue about their relationship. With the information he had previously received and this new address, he already knew how she saw him: probably as a cartoonish, cute, and soft creature. No wonder she always wanted to rub his own head, which is not normal towards a person who was somewhat an oppressive adult male. She obviously thought of him as a soft, little animal! And the reason was not that she was a giant monster. In the eyes of a giant monster, he would only be a different kind of creature, and how could he mistake her for his mother? It was more likely that he was living in a two-dimensional world for her! Not in the same dimension, not in the same world, and even unable to see the reality here. Li Weilan¡¯s mind was in chaos, and he couldn¡¯t face her at all. Especially since he knew in his heart that his dependence on her was more like a bond and a budding concern. But what could he do? Not in the same world, how could he cross this chasm? Even as a giant monster, one that could swallow a city or even a whole landmass in one gulp, it was still possible to touch and feel things, but to her, he was more distant than the distance between heaven and earth. Li Weilan spent three whole days sorting out his emotions. Shen Cheng couldn¡¯t help but poke his face carefully: ¡°Yin yin yin, Li Weilan, don¡¯t be angry, I promise not to call you ¡®cub ¡® again, okay?¡± (Note: yin yin yin is crying sound). When she poked him, Li Weilan was actually calm. But from her tone, Li Weilan felt her concern. He was moved, but on the surface, he calmly asked, ¡°What about the experiment? Do you still plan to be the test subject?¡± Of course, the experiment had to be done. Shen Cheng was a bit hesitant and reluctant to tell the truth: it was just a projection clone she bought through recharging, not her real self. Without any feeling, it was like creating a paper doll out of thin air for Fu Yanzhou to experiment on. And since completing the mission would benefit the base, what was the problem? Shen Cheng didn¡¯t quite understand. Her hesitation was actually the answer. Li Weilan sighed, ¡°Me asking Fu Yanzhou to stay was already the biggest challenge to my bottom line. But if you expect me to keep conceding, to the point where I allow him to experiment on a part of your body that you don¡¯t care about, then you don¡¯t understand me at all.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡± Shen Cheng could only remain silent. ¡°I have a fantasy,¡± his voice was gentle, as if any more weight would shatter this dream, ¡°that one day you will open your eyes in this body, smile at me, and say ¡®good morning¡¯ face to face. That¡¯s my biggest dream right now.¡± His gaze turned sharply towards her direction, as if he could see the operator sitting behind the screen. ¡°Even though I know it¡¯s just a dream, I can¡¯t bear to see your body broken and shattered in front of me, and this dream being torn apart. Promise me, don¡¯t shatter it, okay?¡± Even with a cartoonish appearance, his expression still made it difficult for anyone to refuse. For some reason, Shen Cheng sensed a strong sense of plea in his tone, as if in his heart, at least at this moment, he was focused and unwavering. Although the mission probably couldn¡¯t be completed anymore, since this was what he wished for, and he had already said so much¡­ Alright then. She obediently, a bit regretfully, agreed: ¡°Okay.¡± Li Weilan smiled slightly and reached out to touch the screen on his end. For some reason, Shen Cheng felt as though his gaze was piercing through the barrier of the screen and focusing on her face. ¡°Thank you, Cheng.¡± It seemed like offering her body was not an option anymore. Previously, Shen Cheng had only briefly extended the usage time of her body, but the most frustrating thing was that the extension had to be purchased with RMB through a weekly card and couldn¡¯t be substituted with gold coins. Since the body was not needed for the task at hand, she decided not to spend any more money on it for now. There were too many places in the base that required money, between spending on the body and spending on infrastructure, mother really couldn¡¯t keep up. As the two seemed to have come to an agreement, a thin, weak voice suddenly came from the side, sounding timid: ¡°What does ¡®broken and shattered¡¯ mean? What do you guys think my experiment is about?¡± ¡°?¡± Li Weilan turned around, and Shen Cheng changed her point of view. Both of them looked over to the corner, where they saw a figure crouched on the ground. Fu Yanzhou bravely stood up¨Che had felt that something was off that day and had originally wanted to clarify something, but his social anxiety made it difficult to figure out what to say. It wasn¡¯t until he heard Li Weilan¡¯s conversation with Shen Cheng this time that he realized he had been completely deceived, so he gathered his courage to come out and explain: ¡°My experiment doesn¡¯t require fragmentation. I¡¯m just testing the system and route of ability operation, and all I have to do is use up the energy every day¡­¡± ¡°?!!!¡± Li Weilan and Shen Cheng were both shocked. Okay, social anxiety Fu, you¡¯ve killed someone with your deception! When they heard the word ¡°scientist¡± and thought about previous experiments, both of them imagined scenes of crazy scientists in white coats cutting up strong men and weak women. Who knew that he was talking about this? What¡¯s there to argue about? If Shen Cheng is needed, she can just work a little harder and use up more blue energy! It¡¯s so simple! ¡°¡­¡­¡± Li Weilan was silent for a while, then looked at Fu Yanzhou wordlessly and said, ¡°Do you know that you almost died?¡± ¡°?¡± Fu Yanzhou¡¯s face showed obvious confusion. He immediately thought of something and stammered, ¡°I won¡¯t reveal your bedroom secrets, I promise! I have no interest in other people¡¯s private sexual preferences! Whether you call each other mother and son or something else is your personal preference, I promise not to discriminate, spread, or object!¡± He was full of survival instincts! Full of survival instincts! ¡°¡­¡± Fu Yanzhou, you¡¯re dead! ** Shen Cheng handed her projection over to Fu Yanzhou for research. She could check the progress of the research at any time, and Fu Yanzhou¡¯s research progress was completely open to her. So even though Li Weilan was initially not at ease and basically squatting in Fu Yanzhou¡¯s laboratory, she gradually saw that Fu Yanzhou was not doing anything strange to her ¡®body¡¯. He was indeed just examining her use of the energy circuit and other things, so she put her mind at ease. Every day when Shen Cheng logged on, she could see that the progress of the experiment was moving forward. After about twenty days, the progress bar of the ¡°Primary Energy Stimulant¡± in Fu Yanzhou¡¯s hands finally reached full. The first person in the base to drink the unstable solvent that was still in Fu Yanzhou¡¯s mouth as an ¡°experimental product¡± was one of the women rescued by Yan Hongyu and the others. On the way to escape, her husband became an ability user, and soon after he left her because she didn¡¯t have any abilities and would only hold him back. What she had hoped for the most before was to eventually become an ability user herself, and to give that man who had cheated on her a slap in the face and tell him how foolish he was. But she had heard that if you didn¡¯t stimulate your energy within two months after the meteorite fell, it would be impossible to do so in this lifetime. She had long given up on that dream. The woman¡¯s fingers trembled slightly as she looked at the bottle that was said to be ¡°unstable,¡± which was not a finished product solvent. ¡°You don¡¯t have to drink it,¡± Li Weilan reiterated, ¡°Fu Yanzhou said that the reagent may still be adjusted for proportion and efficacy. Waiting for a while will be more secure.¡± The woman said ¡°thank you¡± but asked, ¡°What is the likelihood of triggering an ability?¡± Fu Yanzhou had been silent with his head down all along, and now he said, ¡°The probability of successful stimulation is 35%, the probability of death is 10%, and the probability of no effect is 55%. Further adjustments are possible, but it will take at least several months. This is already the best state that the remaining materials I have on hand can achieve.¡± The woman nodded. She didn¡¯t hesitate anymore, tilted her neck and drank all the light blue liquid in the bottle without leaving a drop. ¡°Why wait,¡± tears gradually appeared in the woman¡¯s eyes, ¡°thank you for the base. Even if the medicine is unstable, if there is a 1% chance of triggering, I would be willing to take the risk of death to try it before. Moreover, now there is a 35% chance of success.¡± The drug began to clash in her body, and the painful feeling twisted and convulsed her facial muscles little by little. The woman groaned softly, but still tried to smile, with her gaze slightly blurred. Translated on ho lo lo novels dot com. ¡°Terrible!¡± Fu Yanzhou connected a large number of wires to her body and manipulated the instrument. His face looked a little ugly. ¡°We can¡¯t let her lose consciousness! Once she passes out, the probability of death will soar to 40%¡­¡± Chen Feng, who had been watching silently by the side, spoke up at this moment. ¡°Let me bring Xiao Ai over.¡± The woman liked children the most, and among the children, she liked Xiao Ai the most. Maybe letting Xiao Ai call her name could stimulate her will to survive. Xiao Ai quickly came over. The soft and gentle girl saw the woman lying on the experimental bed in a half-comatose state, her face flushed red, and she anxiously grabbed Chen Feng¡¯s hand, ¡°Big sister! Big sister, what¡¯s wrong with you!¡± She still remembered the scars all over her sister¡¯s body. The child¡¯s slightly frightened cries reached the woman¡¯s ears. She moved slightly, and the weight that seemed to be pressing on her body immediately dissipated. The woman struggled to open her eyes and vaguely saw the little child crying by the bed. ¡°She¡¯s awake¡­¡± Fu Yanzhou nodded slightly. ¡°The values are starting to stabilize.¡± The woman felt a rush of air flowing through her body, like it was trying to find a way out but couldn¡¯t. That rush of air was completely unrestrained, like it had gone crazy, wildly rushing around, causing her whole body to sweat profusely, and her skin to turn red as if it had been boiled. Her eyes gradually turned red, and after a few more minutes, threads of blood began to seep out of her facial features. Xiao Ai looked at her face, which had twisted but still recognizable, turn into a bloody mess, and cried out, ¡°Waah!¡± while grabbing Chen Feng¡¯s hand, ¡°Brother, brother, save big sister, her face is covered in blood¡­¡± The crying kept the woman¡¯s mind clear for the last moment. Suddenly, a ¡°achoo¡± sound came from the woman¡¯s nose, and a deep black liquid sprayed out, stinking and unpleasant. As soon as the blood flowed out, she immediately felt relaxed. She vaguely felt that there was something more in her chest. Fu Yanzhou saw that she had regained consciousness, tested her with an instrument, and nodded with some excitement: ¡°Congratulations, you have awakened the poison ability.¡± ¡°Poison ability?¡± the woman asked weakly. ¡°Yes, as long as you want, everything you touch in the future will become poisonous,¡± Fu Yanzhou said flatly. Although his tone was calm, anyone could hear that he was extremely excited at the moment. Yes, there was finally a hope for the ordinary people in the base. Sandy: are the abilities reflected on a person¡¯s own mental state? Like the woman¡¯s motivation was to faceslap her ex-husband and probably thought about using poison to kill him or something CH 57 The poison ability is also considered a very rare type of ability. However, the woman named Su Yun who was confirmed to have awakened the poison ability was not very happy. First, she tested her own ability: the newly awakened ability was very weak, unlike those who were among the first to awaken their abilities after the meteorite impact, such as Li Weilan, who generally had at least second or third level abilities. Su Yun, whose ability was triggered by a drug, had a relatively weak ability and could barely demonstrate even first level ability during her first test. So, what can a first level poison ability do? It can probably just cause mild diarrhea or slight stomach pain in someone¡¯s food. After the initial excitement of awakening her ability faded, Su Yun became somewhat gloomy. There are not many ability users in the base. Xi Bei happened to pass by and saw her sitting on the experimental bed, lost in thought. She lightly knocked on the door and walked over to ask her with a smile, ¡°Congratulations, Sister Su, on awakening your ability.¡± Su Yun smiled, but Xi Bei could see that there was still a hint of worry behind her smile. Xi Bei was astute and immediately guessed the possible reason. She calmly talked about her own experience with Xi Nan when they were bullied and how she was ¡°pursued¡± and almost caused an ability outbreak. Seeing the look of emotion on Su Yun¡¯s face, Xi Bei whispered, ¡°Sister Su, my ability is just planting flowers and vegetables. It¡¯s nothing special. Your ability is much more useful than mine. I envy you.¡± ¡°What¡¯s the use of it¡­¡± Su Yun sighed, ¡°If I awakened a plant or healing ability, it would be more useful for the base. Poison ability¡­ Am I supposed to throw poison at the zombies outside?¡± ¡°Of course, it¡¯s useless against zombies,¡± Xi Bei smiled, ¡°But what about humans? Our base is not peaceful. With your ability being developed by a drug, our base will become a target. Just think about it, when that time comes, you can easily take down a large group of people. Isn¡¯t that impressive?¡± Su Yun was shocked and looked at the face of the young girl in front of her, who was sweet and smiled. She had a more thoughtful expression. At first, she thought about the poison-type ability and believed it wouldn¡¯t contribute much to the base, nor would it be useful for fighting mutants and zombies. But she was not entirely correct. In this wasteland, the most poisonous thing is human nature! She had always wanted to be a knife for the base, a dagger that would pierce the heart of the enemy and a hidden assassin who guarded from the shadows! Then¡­ isn¡¯t this ability the most suitable for her? Su Yun¡¯s face showed a faint understanding, and Xi Bei quietly smiled. When Fu Yanzhou sneaked in, he saw someone wanting to escape, and Xi Bei winked at him and mouthed, ¡°You owe me one.¡± ** When Shen Cheng joined the game, a new mission popped up: [The residents of the base seem to have new wishes. Please check and fulfill their desires to increase their loyalty! Current progress: 0/5. Reward: 200G upon completion.] Shen Cheng saw many exclamation marks above the heads of the little characters walking around the base. She first clicked on Su Yun, who was still sitting in Fu Yanzhou¡¯s lab. At that time, the little character was looking at her palm, and her wish appeared next to her: [I want to control my own destiny. Please help me improve my ability. Current base training facilities: 0.] Su Yun wanted to train her ability! Shen Cheng thought this was entirely logical: her newly awakened ability was only first-tier, and compared to Li Weilan, who was already at level 4 and had even advanced once, her ability was indeed weak. Girls didn¡¯t want to rely on others for protection, but to become stronger themselves. Such a desire was very positive! She looked through the base facilities and found a building called ¡°Ability Simulation Training Grounds,¡± but it was a bit expensive at 200G. After impulsively spending a lot of money last time, Shen Cheng hesitated and didn¡¯t immediately buy the training grounds. Instead, she chose to continue looking at other characters. There were other girls in the base, and their wishes were basically ¡°to awaken their ability abilities.¡± And basically¡­ every girl who didn¡¯t have ability abilities had made this choice! Shen Cheng¡¯s heart felt heavy: She hadn¡¯t forgotten that the primary ability awakening potion had a 10% mortality rate, which meant that out of ten girls who tried to take the risk, one would die! Fu Yanzhou had only made 20 bottles of the potion, and Shen Cheng had looked at the synthesis materials in the system and found that two of them, ¡°High-Grade Strange Beast Blood¡± and ¡°Life and Death Flower,¡± were relatively scarce. Although ¡°High-Grade Strange Beast Blood¡± might be obtained by extracting blood from a high-grade strange beast like the octopus, ¡°Life and Death Flower¡± was located in an extremely dangerous area on the map, which obviously couldn¡¯t be conquered by them for the time being. In other words, this batch of potions might be the last one before they went to gather raw materials. Shen Cheng checked the physical fitness, psychological conditions, and loyalty of those girls and finally selected the five best candidates and sent them to the laboratory. After informing them of the danger again, the little people drank the ¡°Primary Ability Potion.¡± It was unknown if it was because of their physical fitness, but none of the girls in this batch died, and two of them successfully activated abilities, gaining fire and strength abilities respectively. After fulfilling their wishes to awaken their ability abilities, Shen Cheng clicked ¡°Complete Mission¡± and used the 200G to buy an ¡°Ability Simulation Training Ground,¡± which she placed in the base. Watching the little people run in one by one and come out covered in sweat, Shen Cheng inexplicably felt satisfied and moved in her heart: It felt so good to be able to exchange her efforts for a better future! The base has introduced an extremely high-tech ¡°Ability Simulation Training Ground,¡± and Li Weilan naturally went to try it out. The equipment in the Ability Simulation Training Ground is very simple: something similar to VR before the end of the world, but once you put it on, you can immediately enter a simulated area full of zombies. In this area, Ability users will be stripped of their abilities and can only rely on their bare hands and the lowest level of ability to fight against the zombies that are all around. The first wave of zombie monsters are also first-tier, but there are only three of them. However, by the second tier, there are nine of them, and then it increases to 21. Li Weilan only made it to the third level, but when he took off the helmet, he was surprised to find that the Ability he used in the virtual space seemed to also be consumed in reality, not just running out of it, but he also felt that the upper limit of his Ability had been slightly exceeded. More importantly, he had cut so many zombies in the mission space without the help of props and weapons. It was obvious that both the accuracy and proficiency of his space cutting ability had greatly improved. Li Weilan immediately realized what was going on: by training like this, his Ability could be further upgraded! No wonder the several newly awakened Abilities users who had trained before all had smiles on their faces! If Li Weilan didn¡¯t know that this might just be a game for her, he would have been ecstatic too. But now, a faint haze has enveloped his joy. Looking at the small person on the screen with sweat on his forehead and lost in thought, Shen Cheng was about to reach out and pinch his small face to say something when he suddenly heard the soft voice of cub, ¡°You¡¯re here!¡± ¡°Good evening!¡± Shen Cheng greeted him with a smile. ¡°How was your day today?¡± Cub suddenly changed his opening. Oh, could it be that because the mission in the base has progressed, the relationship between cub and me has changed too? Shen Cheng happily thought to herself and said to Li Weilan with a smile, ¡°Thanks to you, my life has improved recently.¡± It was true that her life had improved. Her roommate was afraid of her like a tiger, and setting up a stall outside had increased her income. At least, if she continued at this pace, she would have no problem moving to a better place or having more money on hand. ¡°Really?¡± Cub murmured, his face showing a hint of sadness. ¡°But one day, you will leave me, won¡¯t you?¡± ¡°What?¡± Why was cub so worried again? Before Shen Cheng could say anything, a barrage suddenly popped up in the game: [Li Weilan wants to have a video call with you: accept or decline? Y/N] ¡°What?¡± Shen Cheng widened her eyes in this instant. A video call? A video call? She hastily looked at herself and the small boxes piled up in the room and exclaimed, diving into her pillow. Although¡­although she knew that cub was probably just a paper cutout, he could see her messy room, even if it was just virtual ¡®seeing¡¯. Thinking about his possible reaction, she felt so embarrassed! Translated on ho lo lo novels dot com. What Shen Cheng didn¡¯t know was that while she was hesitating whether to say yes or no, a huge screen appeared in front of Li Weilan. It also showed this line of words: [Cheng is considering whether to have a video call with you], and below it, he could see the soft, white, tender little girl biting her lips, rolling up her nightdress at the base of her thigh, her fingers scratching the blanket unnaturally, and a faint blush appeared on her face. Perhaps she was hesitating! Li Weilan trembled all over, his eyes widened, but he didn¡¯t dare to make a sound, afraid that if he breathed too hard, the transparent screen from who knows where would disappear the next second. What he saw¡­was Cheng, right? Yes! It¡¯s Cheng, isn¡¯t it! Originally, she lived in the same world as him! But¡­ her life is so difficult! Li Weilan¡¯s gaze swept over her cramped room and the boxes piled up inside with a heart full of pity. He felt a heavy weight on his chest just from breathing: for someone who was so kind to everyone, what kind of life did she lead on a daily basis! But even so, her attitude towards life remained optimistic and positive. In such an environment, flowers still bloomed in her heart. Even towards the paper people in her heart, she treated them with patience and tenderness, rather than with disdain and self-determination. Li Weilan greedily reached out to lightly touch her cheek, which still had small hairs, but when he just raised his hand and saw her stunned expression, he immediately realized something and put his hand back: no, he couldn¡¯t let her realize he was a real person. Otherwise, she would definitely be scared away. It¡¯s true. If it wasn¡¯t for the fact that even a fantasy world like the Apocalypse has come to reality, he might not be able to accept the possibility that his world is just a game. Don¡¯t scare her. Li Weilan tried his best to appear calm, only slightly tilting his head and looking at the screen with hopeful eyes. But deep down, he silently prayed to all the gods and buddhas, hoping that whichever deity was in charge of this matter would kindly let her agree. Sandy: he can see her now. Yessssss Lanlan, my poor cub, if Chengcheng is too busy, you can come to this translator too hehehe CH 58.1 Shen Cheng propped her chin with her hands, lost in thought for a moment. After about half a minute, she finally made up her mind. But before clicking ¡°Agree¡±, Shen Cheng first adjusted her hair and pulled down her nightgown collar a bit. She wasn¡¯t wearing a bra, but it didn¡¯t matter since the other side wouldn¡¯t be able to see it anyway. Plus, realistically, the phone screen could only show her face and upper chest. Shen Cheng rubbed her face shyly, trying to snap out of it. ¡°Hey, idiot, wake up! Why do you feel so shy as if you¡¯re meeting someone online?¡± It¡¯s not like it¡¯s a real video call! He¡¯s just an AI, and one that you raised at that. How can you show such a feminine side to your cub? If it were a real face-to-face meeting with her cub, she should be assertive and show her maternal side! As Shen Cheng thought about this, she suddenly felt a bit more strength in her hand, which she had just wanted to pull back in fear. She was afraid that this ¡°video call¡± had a time limit, so she quickly adjusted her clothes and finally clicked ¡°yes¡±. Li Weilan¡¯s eyes widened in that moment. She clicked ¡°yes¡±! He suppressed his excitement and smiled slightly at the camera. ¡°Cheng Cheng, good evening.¡± It was already night on her side, and the room was dimly lit. On her desk was a box of instant noodles with a Kindle on top, probably waiting for the noodles to cook. Life was so simple, with bare walls and a room that didn¡¯t look like a girl¡¯s. The more Li Weilan looked at it, the more heartbroken he felt. He thought for a moment¡­ both he and the base were like blood-sucking parasites clinging to her. She should use her money to buy herself some good food and clothes. At her age, young girls should be happy talking about cosmetics and buying new clothes, shouldn¡¯t they? She shouldn¡¯t be accompanied by game characters¡­ While despising his own desire to keep her from leaving, Li Weilan couldn¡¯t help but feel heartbroken for her. His mentality was so contradictory, but in Shen Cheng¡¯s eyes, the person on the other side of the video was a handsome, manly mature man with every feature that hit her G-spot. His gaze was focused on her face, as if she were the most precious treasure in the world. He was dressed in a simple uniform that was clean and tidy, but the lines of his muscular body were flowing and complete, revealing broad shoulders, a narrow waist, and long legs. Her face turned red, and even though she was looking at a game character, she couldn¡¯t help but feel that¡­ how could something similar to a real person be so real? With today¡¯s technology, can simulations be so accurate? Her breath caught in her throat, and she didn¡¯t even dare to look up at his expression, so she missed the surprise and amusement that flashed through his eyes. ¡°Ah¡­ it seems that his drawing style is not childish today.¡± Li Weilan looked at his own uniform, slightly adjusting his posture, trying to make his waist more upright and his back straighter. However, seeing her somewhat stiff gaze and the faint blush on her cheeks, Li Weilan felt a growing sense of joy in his heart: She¡¯s satisfied, that¡¯s great! It took Shen Cheng a while to control her pounding heart, but she still couldn¡¯t look directly into his deep and charming eyes. She only whispered, ¡°Good evening, Li Weilan.¡± Oh no! This game is too much, even if he wants to seduce me to keep playing, he doesn¡¯t need to suddenly turn from a cartoon into a real person! He¡¯s really handsome, but¡­ she doesn¡¯t even dare to look him in the eye! Why does she feel like there are stars in his eyes? Even the corners of his mouth, which vaguely revealed a small dimple, seemed to be holding back a smile that could make one¡¯s heart race. Li Weilan could hear the difference in her tone from usual. He sensed her shyness, and suddenly felt much better: after all, she had realized that he was also a mature man, even if only in the game, which was better than her always treating him like a child, right? If she continued to treat him like a child, he would eventually leave, because a child could not always be with her. As for what he wanted to become to her¡­ Li Weilan had not yet thought it through. Maybe¡­ an online friend from a different world? That was probably the best ending he could think of right now. Li Weilan smiled and steered the conversation towards the base: ¡°Everyone in the base is very grateful to you.¡± ¡°Ah¡­¡± Shen Cheng always felt breathless when she looked at his face. His earnest gaze, like a blazing fire, followed her closely, and could easily make her face blush. Fortunately, he let her off and switched the topic to the base. She was like someone who had just drunk alcohol, a little dazed, and was only brought back to reality by his words. She smiled shyly, ¡°I didn¡¯t do anything.¡± ¡°No, you gave them a future,¡± Li Weilan said softly. ¡°Without you, many people would have already given up. In this world, ordinary people live too difficultly.¡± ¡°Mmm.¡± Shen Cheng empathized with this, and nodded, ¡°We have to work hard. There are still so many wanderers in the wasteland,¡± she thought of the people still being screened by the base and trying to get in, ¡°If we can be the hope for the future, Noah might become something someday.¡± Li Weilan chuckled softly. She¡¯s so gentle. That is something he never thought about. All he wanted was revenge, and at first, the most he wanted was to die with his enemies, destroy all the research institutes and Dawn light , and destroy those things that harmed people. However, when she spoke those words, when she spoke those seemingly childish dreams, he never thought that he would not follow her wishes. If she wanted, he also hoped that he could become a person like her one day. ¡°We are already hoping now.¡± Li Weilan¡¯s deep eyes followed her face closely, carefully choosing his words. Every time he spoke, he reminded himself that he was just an ¡°AI¡± and should not say anything inappropriate or do anything that might scare her. ¡°Shall I show you around the base?¡± Shen Cheng nodded involuntarily. Li Weilan took her for a walk around the base, and Shen Cheng saw all the base members who had previously been just paper figures to her. Translated on ho lo lo novels dot com. Yan Hongyu was a cool and elegant lady, Xi Bei was a soft little girl, Xi Nan was basically a standard sister control, a small follower running back and forth with his younger sister. Fu Yanzhou was extremely social phobic and basically liked to stay in the lab and not come out. Through the white walls, one could see his handsome but pale profile. Su Yun, who had just evolved, was a pretty woman, but there seemed to be something hidden in her gentle and watery eyes. And there was Quan Quan, sleeping under the fish pond, with water ripples vibrating back and forth, but the little fish swimming happily by its side. No matter who it was, their attitude towards Li Weilan was respectful and admiring. Li Weilan took her for a walk and sighed lightly, ¡°This base is yours. It will always be yours. We¡¯ll wait for the day you come back.¡± Even if that day never comes. ¡°¡­ ¡± Shen Cheng felt as if her heart had been pinched by someone, a bit of twisting and soreness. ¡°Shen Cheng, ¡± Li Weilan looked at her and suddenly smiled slightly, ¡°we are going to be okay. You need to take care of yourself first, okay?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡± Shen Cheng hesitated for a moment, ¡°I have been taking good care of myself.¡± ¡°Your face looks very pale.¡± You seem very tired. If it weren¡¯t for my selfishness, I would even tell you not to play games anymore. Li Weilan held back these words in his heart and carefully said to her, ¡°Please take care of yourself, okay? We don¡¯t need to develop so quickly¡­¡± Before he could finish, an alarm bell rang in the base with a ¡°didi didi¡± sound. Shen Cheng looked at his phone, and although it was originally a serious matter, she couldn¡¯t help but burst out laughing: official backlash is the most deadly! He wanted her to spend less money, take good care of herself, and she understood! She understood his meaning and would really spend less money from now on! But when it¡¯s time to spend, she still needs to spend! But she will really take care of her life first¡­this is the gentle reminder from him. [The Tenglong Base has been destroyed.] [The next wave of zombies will arrive in one month. Countdown begins now. Please prepare the Noah Base.] Not only did this message appear on Shen Cheng¡¯s phone, but the main control room of the Noah Base also played this announcement and countdown simultaneously. Even other base members who had no idea where this information and mechanism came from heard this broadcast almost at the same time from their respective positions. The base suddenly exploded. Li Weilan heard the noise outside and had to interrupt the plan to continue chatting with her. But fortunately, the message that he really wanted to convey, which was to prioritize taking care of herself, had already been conveyed. He wanted to say something else, but the signal suddenly fluctuated and the screen in front of him suddenly flashed. After the blue light screen shook for a while, it suddenly disappeared. Li Weilan opened his mouth. ¡°This is good, no need to say goodbye to her.¡± Goodbyes between two worlds may be permanent every time they happen. He would rather not say it, so that he can keep a thought. The appearance and disappearance of the screen were both sudden. Li Weilan did not think it was a prank or something that could be done by the technology on their planet, so he was no longer as panicked as he was at the beginning. He just softly said, ¡°Looking forward to meeting you again.¡± This message turned into a bubble appearing on Shen Cheng¡¯s phone screen. But this time, even though ¡°cub¡± had returned to being a small paper person, Shen Cheng still remembered his heroic and lean figure from the video chat, and could not see him as ¡°cub¡± anymore! CH 58.2 It¡¯s terrible! Video chat is ruining me! How can I keep my status as mother with this in my head! Although she really wanted to see him as ¡°cub,¡± seeing his message and his face, she suddenly felt so embarrassed! If ¡°cub¡± called her ¡°Master¡± with that face¡­ Shen Cheng¡¯s face turned red at the thought of ¡°cub¡± calling her ¡°Master.¡± She couldn¡¯t think any further and patted herself before calming down. The instant noodles on the table were already cooked, so she opened the lid and started eating, keeping the game screen in front of her and watching the little people in the base gather for a meeting. Since the auction incident, Tenglong Base had been constantly updating. Li Weilan remembered it very clearly. They had noticed the zombie tide heading towards Tenglong Base on their way there. However, the Tenglong Base is not a small base either. It has been able to stand in the apocalypse for so long because it has its own set of defense systems and security measures that keep it from falling. This time, its downfall may not only be because of the change of power within Tenglong. According to Li Weilan¡¯s speculation, there should be other reasons. For a long time, humans were able to withstand the attacks of millions of zombies because the zombies were only blindly attacking humans. But in the past year, not only humans but also zombies have shown clear signs of evolution. They have become faster, more agile, and seem to have begun to use simple tools. Therefore, the fall of Tenglong Base is likely to sound an alarm for all other bases, as it is the only major base to have fallen in the past month. Of course, as fellow humans, they hope that this will be the last. The main character entered the meeting room and calmed down a bit. Curious, she clicked on the icon for ¡°Tenglong Base¡± and was surprised to find a row of hidden small characters above the base image: [Accepting refugees from Tenglong Base unlocks the ¡®Fall of Tenglong Base¡¯ cutscene. Prerequisites not met.] Shen Cheng furrowed her brows slightly. She didn¡¯t know how detailed this so-called ¡°cutscene¡± was and how much benefit it would bring to the upcoming zombie siege and Noah Base in a month. As for the evacuees, if it was suitable for Noah¡¯s own development, Li Weilan and his team would accept them, right? The conference room inside the base has been closed with the sign ¡°In a meeting¡± on the door. It wasn¡¯t until Shen Cheng finished her instant noodles that the meeting was over. The game then updated with a task prompt: [Long-term task for this month: Please help Noah Base complete the preliminary preparations for the zombie siege. Recruiting (ability users): 0/200 Food preparation: 200 people¡¯s rations * 90 Uniforms: 0/200 Weapons (sets): 0/200] ¡°!!!¡± This task seems a bit too demanding. Shen Cheng took another look and found out that in the short time they had the meeting, the little ones in the base had actually created a super-complete point exchange system. This system not only regulated the behavior of all ability users and ordinary people, but also established a very detailed standard for how to exchange benefits, food, and weapons in the base. With this system in place, the subsequent operation of the base can be stably maintained. Shen Cheng thought for a moment and clicked on the satisfaction sections for ¡°Food¡± and ¡°Clothing¡± of the little people in the base. She found that their satisfaction with these two items was relatively low. Although it was already good that all the little people said they could eat their fill, the food in the base is currently relatively simple. It seems that it is necessary to increase the variety of food in the base, improve the taste, and make clothes. There were a lot of little people in the tent area above the base that were still marked as ¡°To be determined¡±. Shen Cheng tried to drag a yellow-green little person, but found that she had to drag the whole family at once. This game is actually quite interesting. Shen Cheng clicked on each little person and found that each one has their own background story. If you only drag one person into the base, they may struggle and cry towards their family members, completely unlike other games that set all characters as single. Shen Cheng is a soft-hearted person. Basically, if she sees that the whole family is coming together and the friendly level of one or two people towards the base is similar, she will choose to allow the family to enter at once. This operation can turn those, who brought their families, from yellow to green, especially those who brought their whole family. But at the same time, Shen Cheng also discovered a sigh-inducing fact: even so, there were very few elderly and children waiting in the base, and most of the elderly and children who could reach here had an ability user relative. The rest¡­may not survive. Among the elderly, almost no one has developed an ability. The end of the world is not only a disaster for civilization, but also for families. ** Qi Hang nervously and excitedly stood with his wife and elderly father at the steel gate of the Noah Base, and he didn¡¯t expect them to be the first to be let into the Noah Base. In his bag was a large kitchen knife, and behind him, the handcart carried all their remaining belongings. The kitchen knife had already begun to dull from chopping zombies on the way, but it was the only mark he left before the end of the world. Qi Hang was not willing to throw it away, so it was still in his bag. As soon as the gate opened, a white mist rushed towards him, and the sound of ¡°sizzle¡± kept ringing in his ears. Qi Hang¡¯s heart tightened: What¡¯s going on? Ambush? Anesthesia? Explosion? Translated on ho lo lo novels dot com. Could this base actually be a robber base where people kill and steal things? He was just about to resist, when he heard a mechanical voice in his ear: ¡°Disinfection complete. Identity check complete. Clear. You may enter.¡± Then there was a ¡°drip¡±, and the inner door opened. Qi Hang finally breathed a sigh of relief and felt that his wife¡¯s hand was also icy. He squeezed her hand and stepped into the interior of the base. As soon as he entered the base, he opened his mouth wide: he had originally prepared himself to enter a dark and damp underground world, but the interior of this base was clean and tidy, with only a cold metallic atmosphere, and no feeling of darkness that he had in basements before the end of the world. The lights inside the base were bright, and the people coming and going all had a hopeful light that only existed before the end of the world. Qi Hang had not even seen this kind of hope in some of the larger bases he had visited. ¡°You guys are new here, right?¡± greeted a young man, who looked at Qi Hang¡¯s family and said, ¡°The base only has a large dormitory for now, but can we arrange you in one room?¡± As he quickly arranged accommodations and food, he asked, ¡°Do you have any special skills?¡± ¡°¡­,¡± Qi Hang hesitated for a moment, unsure if the other person would laugh at what he was about to say, but he still spoke up, ¡°I have a mutated sense of taste. Before the apocalypse, I was a chef.¡± This ability was completely ignored in most large bases, and some people even mocked him for having such a useless ability. However, the words fell into the young man¡¯s ears and he instantly became excited, ¡°A chef?¡± he exclaimed, ¡°Come with me!¡± The young man brought Qi Hang to the base¡¯s kitchen, where he saw kitchen utensils, spices, fresh black fish, and rice noodles. Qi Hang widened his eyes and took a deep breath. He couldn¡¯t help but swallow his saliva as he walked up to the cutting board in shock. He noticed some leftover dishes from lunch, picked them up, sniffed them lightly, and couldn¡¯t help but furrow his brow, ¡°This is what you guys ate before?¡± The cooking was terrible, the seasoning didn¡¯t penetrate the ingredients, and the knife skills were subpar. What a waste of good ingredients that the base could or could not have seen after the apocalypse! The young man nodded like a chick pecking rice, ¡°Why don¡¯t you try making dinner first? Our base chefs have high contribution points¡­¡± When Qi Hang heard the word ¡°contribution points,¡± he immediately nodded. On that day, everyone in the base had a meal made by the head chef, and the base¡¯s population slowly began to increase. ** Shen Cheng logged off the game and thought back to the video call with her cub. She felt like something wasn¡¯t quite right. Oh, right! She remembered what was wrong! Her cub¡¯s face was so handsome that if it was played by a real person, he could be a celebrity! Every expression was so real, every emotion vividly portrayed. He looked so real, but if he was a real person, how could he not be famous? How could he have never been mentioned before? This just didn¡¯t make any sense! And then there were the other people she had met at the base. Even though Fu Yanzhou was introverted, he was still a handsome guy. Xi Bei was a sweet little girl, while Yan Hongyu was an icy cold beauty. With the current technology in the world, it¡¯s still impossible to create so many people with such different styles and such lifelike details, right? Or could it be that this game, like Detroit: Become Human, used real people for motion capture and then imported them into the game? Even the voice acting was designed in advance by AI using trigger words? Making such a game¡­ wouldn¡¯t the game company go bankrupt? Shen Cheng couldn¡¯t help but feel scared when she thought about it. She opened Baidu and started searching for the game called ¡°The Last Survivor.¡± She remembered finding a lot of reviews about the game the last time she searched, and this time, she added ¡°real-life role-playing¡± to her search. She found some videos of game company actors introducing themselves, and in one of the videos, she saw a screenshot of a person who looked almost identical to Li Weilan sitting on stage with a microphone. Ah, so it really was played by a real person! Shen Cheng finally breathed a sigh of relief and gently lowered her shoulders. It was only then that she realized that her heart had been beating abnormally fast since she opened the webpage. What a silly idea. That kind of thing is impossible. If he was a real person, then their interactions would become a more advanced version of a life-simulation game, right? If she thought about it carefully, the game¡¯s worldview would collapse. This is how it should be¡­ Shen Cheng didn¡¯t realize that, in addition to feeling relieved, there was also a faint sense of disappointment in her heart, although she didn¡¯t know what exactly she was disappointed about. She closed the webpage and let out a sigh: ¡°Okay, just focus on raising the cub. Don¡¯t pay attention to the real-life role-playing actor.¡± The most important thing was just her cub in the game. Sandy: Damn manipulative game. They even created fake search results and stuff CH 59.1 On the second day of playing games, when Shen Cheng logged into the base, she noticed that there were already many survivors there. However, she also noticed that the current happiness level of the base was not as high as before. This was normal, as problems tended to increase in places with more people. Most of the previous survivors in the base were those who had finally found a glimmer of hope after enduring various difficult situations. However, this new batch of people was different. Although they were also wanderers, they did not have the same sense of belonging to the base as the previous survivors. With less sense of belonging, there was a corresponding need for better support. This support was not just about providing a safe shelter to avoid their homelessness, but also about providing various aspects of basic living facilities. With a settled mind, the base could only retain more people with abilities and form a virtuous cycle by upgrading its current infrastructure and conditions. Shen Cheng checked the four dimensions of the residents¡¯ perception of the base: Clothing: No uniforms. Most residents still wear their own clothes. Food: Tasty, but with a limited variety of ingredients. Housing conditions: Dormitory-style living, poor. Lack of privacy and no family concept. Travel conditions: None. All four areas needed improvement! There was still a long way to go. Shen Cheng noticed that the lowest satisfaction level was with the housing conditions. Due to the player-friendly environment of the game and the fact that many of the new ability users she recruited had families, the demand for single rooms in the base had become increasingly urgent. In the early days, the base only had dormitory-style living, which brought many problems. Shen Cheng could see from the scene in one of the rooms that there were people arguing. Qi Hang didn¡¯t expect living in a communal bunk would cause so much trouble. As a chef, he received an extra portion of meat due to the base¡¯s appreciation of his exceptional taste buds. However, Qi Hang himself couldn¡¯t bear to eat too much, so he secretly brought it back home, planning to share it with his wife and father who only had basic rations. But who knew that the smell of the fish meat would be noticed by a child living next door. The child cried loudly and begged Qi Hang for some. The child¡¯s mother, a woman in her forties, immediately began to pester Qi Hang, threatening to report him for hoarding food, which was a serious offense in the post-apocalyptic world. Qi Hang was afraid that the base would punish him unfairly, and he cherished his stable life and the base¡¯s appreciation of his abilities. So, he tried to calm the situation by giving the child half of the fish meat. Although it pained him, he thought stability was more important than anything else. However, Qi Hang¡¯s wife did not share the same opinion. She thought they hadn¡¯t done anything wrong. Although the adults in the base received an extra portion of meat, many people were starving to death on the wasteland. She didn¡¯t tolerate the child¡¯s unreasonable behavior, and she argued with the child¡¯s mother. As the two women pushed and shoved each other, Qi Hang was about to step in and separate them when he heard a mechanical voice from the central control center of the base: ¡°Qi Hang, please come to the main control center.¡± The middle-aged woman chuckled with delight upon hearing the news, pointing and poking at Qi Hang¡¯s wife, who was almost in tears with anger, and sneered, ¡°Looks like the truth is out! Maybe your whole family will be kicked out.¡± Qi Hang was annoyed and pulled his wife, who was already crying, and gave a cold glance at the middle-aged woman before heading to the control center. His father had just come back from a walk and saw the couple with a serious and weeping expression. He only found out about the incident during his absence and sighed, ¡°It¡¯s not always a misfortune, and misfortunes can¡¯t be avoided. I don¡¯t think the base leader is the kind of person who doesn¡¯t distinguish right from wrong. You should go and listen first and see what they say. As long as we¡¯re still together, it¡¯s enough.¡± Qi Hang¡¯s heart calmed down. He took his wife to the control center, but when he stood in front of the console, he found that there were other ability users who had been called here, along with those who had been assigned work and positions in the base, as well as those with their families. It seemed that they were not the only ones, and judging by the situation, it might even be a good thing. Soon, they were told that a batch of upgraded family suites had been built in the base, with a double bed, a living room, and a children¡¯s bed if necessary. However, the family suites could only be paid for with base points, and the base had now opened up missions for clearing the wasteland. As long as they went on a mission once a week or had a stable income in the base, they could afford the family suite¡¯s expenses and their daily needs. Qi Hang¡¯s ability was not combat-related, but he was naturally excited to hear about the family suite. He was initially worried that he wouldn¡¯t have enough points, but after checking, he found that his position¡¯s points were barely enough! Qi Hang¡¯s wife tugged at his sleeve. As an ordinary person, she seemed a little worried, ¡°Honey, maybe we should forget it. It¡¯s not easy to earn a few points, and judging by the situation, we might need to use more points in the future. Let¡¯s save some points. I can endure it.¡± Qi Hang looked at his wife¡¯s haggard and exhausted face, and remembered their argument in the room earlier today. He gritted his teeth and shook his head, then raised his hand and shouted, ¡°I want one!¡± ¡°Swish,¡± all eyes turned to him. Standing on the platform, Li Weilan smiled. His gaze fell on Qi Hang and his wife beside him, and his smile carried some blessings. He checked Qi Hang¡¯s points and confirmed that the score of this ability user was enough. ¡°Congratulations. This is the key to Room 01. Note that points will be deducted directly from your account at the beginning of each week. If you don¡¯t have enough points, please remember to clear out your personal belongings early.¡± ¡°Thank you,¡± Qi Hang said, and took the card with the number ¡°01¡± from the stage carefully. One family became the first to taste the crab. Other ability users who were already married or wished to be in a quiet place also became active. They each exchanged their points for keys with Li Weilan, and soon, the initial ten family suites were all allocated. Shen Cheng looked at her phone screen and saw a surge in residents¡¯ satisfaction and loyalty to the base. She breathed a sigh of relief. These ten family suites cost around 600G, which was accumulated from the grains sold in Li Weilan¡¯s space for about ten days. In this way, she had no more gold coins without completing new missions or spending money. Making money was really not easy. As she was dozing off, a new task suddenly popped up in the game: [The residents¡¯ loyalty has reached the requirements. Please help the protagonist complete the first collective sweep: the abandoned high-rise apartment building. After the first sweep is completed, the base will activate the option to automatically complete the sweep mission three times a day, only going to unlocked scene maps, and will bring back supplies and item fragments for the base. The first daily sweep will earn 50G.] Sweeping is 50G, and grain cultivation requires 30 fields, each of which produces 2G per day. It can ensure a stable income of 110G per day, which can be considered a stable source of gold coins. The sooner you start, the better. Shen Cheng opened the map and found a nearby sweeping point. The name on it was ¡°Abandoned City High-rise Apartment¡±. Shen Cheng looked at the appearance of the building on the map and noticed that it had started to peel and fade in just one year. The outer walls were covered with ivy. She silently suspected that this place could be a meat grinder. Translated on ho lo lo novels dot com. If it was once inhabited by people, there might still be a large number of zombies wandering in the rooms or corridors. The corridors in the apartment building were narrow, and once they were blocked in the front and back, it would be very dangerous. If the other zombies on the street were also attracted over, then¡­ She couldn¡¯t help but tremble slightly, worried about the safety of her cub. But on the phone screen, her cub had already set off with a team of people. The base is currently out of oil. According to Fu Yanzhou, one of the projects researched by the research institute before he left was to use the electricity of lightning-type ability users to charge electric vehicles. However, the stability of the battery is still a problem that has not been completely solved. Because of this problem and the unresolved issue with the vehicles, Li Weilan and his team temporarily cannot leave the Noah base too far. But there are ruins of H City about an hour¡¯s walk away from them. This was once a large city with a population of several million, but now it is just a pile of rubble. When the apocalypse first came, the people in H City quickly evacuated to the central city of S City, which was not too far away from them, and most of them entered the base near S City. But those who did not evacuate, especially in the university town of H City, were said to still be guerrilla fighting with the large number of zombies in the city, surviving in a way like groundhogs. But there are still many resources that can be collected in the city. This is Li Weilan¡¯s first time taking the newly recruited ability users out to scavenge, but they don¡¯t plan to go deep into S city. Instead, they plan to gather resources in a standalone high-rise building outside the city. This high-rise building is actually quite unique. When it was built, it was originally planned to be one of the landscape towers for the new city. However, when the residents moved in and the surrounding facilities were not yet built, the end of the world came unexpectedly. Because its garage was on the lowest floor, but the entire first floor collapsed due to the fighting, the garage was sealed off by the falling stones, and the first floor was also sealed off. Among the ability users recruited by the Noah Base this time, there was one who had lived in this tower before. He said that there might still be some survivors hiding in their own rooms in the tower, but they would eventually run out of supplies. He had heard that someone had recently jumped off the tower. To scavenge this tower, they first need to find a way up. Since the first floor has collapsed, an earth-type ability user needs to clear a layer of debris before they can go inside. However, if they don¡¯t have a stable team, it¡¯s easy to attract the attention of nearby zombies while the earth-type ability user clears the debris, resulting in an attack by zombies or mutated beasts. Perhaps because they are worried that there is nothing good left in the tower, and the cost and reward are not proportional, this tower is currently still in a sealed state, waiting for the arrival of the ability users from the Noah Base. Li Weilan chose it because he felt that the difficulty and situation were just right for their first scavenging trip to hone their team cooperation and make some preparations for future zombie attacks. CH 59.2 The area near the high-rise tower looks empty. The trees along the road are very tall and dense. They were originally planted by humans for viewing, but they seem to be growing better than humans themselves. The streets were covered with overgrown weeds, and they had to walk lightly to avoid making noise. The ground was not only muddy but also covered with decaying yellow leaves, and occasionally small animals would scurry out of the bushes. From several hundred meters away, everyone could see the appearance of the tall tower. On top of the tower, a dark red sign with the letters ¡®SOS¡¯ was written, but it had already lost its bright red color due to the wind and rain, becoming dull and lifeless. It was unclear whether the person who wrote these three letters was still alive or not, but the sign was already tilted halfway, and half of it seemed to have been broken off. The first ¡®S¡¯ was missing half of it, looking dejected and obviously the person who wrote it had lost faith. The ability user who informed them of the situation of the tower was an ice-type ability user. He couldn¡¯t help but sigh softly, saying, ¡°At the beginning, the order wasn¡¯t completely chaotic. When they called for help, we all thought that the government or some violent agency would come to rescue them, but later we found out that the world was completely chaotic. No one had time for anyone else¡­¡± Li Weilan remained silent. He didn¡¯t feel any emotion but rather waved his hand alertly, instructing the ability users in the team to spread out and survey the surroundings, clearing some lone zombies that happened to be on the path. Only then did he let the earth-type ability users clean up the debris and steel bars blocking the first floor¡¯s door. The noise at the bottom of the first floor alarmed the zombies on the upper floors. Gradually, the zombies that had been wandering on various floors seemed to suddenly wake up and rushed towards the entrance of the first floor. Some of them were so dability userate to get to the front that they made ¡°heh heh¡± noises, drool dripping from their mouths, their arms stretching out in front of them. The number of zombies in the corridors on the upper floors gradually decreased. In a household on the upper floors, the man looked out through the door, alert until he saw that the zombies that had been lingering at his door and refusing to leave was suddenly gone. He became excited and went to pull the dried skeleton on the bed, saying, ¡°Baby, we can leave¡­ we can finally leave¡­¡± Naturally, the skeleton didn¡¯t respond to him. Only the sound of the wind passed through its hollow eyes, emitting a wailing sound like crying. The man knelt down on one knee and cried softly. The newly recruited ability users in the base have basically filled the gaps in various fields. Two earth-type ability users in the team stepped forward and pressed their hands on what was originally a door. With a series of ¡°swish¡± sounds, the tightly packed sand and stones began to tremble. One of them frowned slightly and turned to Li Weilan, saying, ¡°Brother Li, there are still steel bars inside. We need a metal-type ability user to help.¡± Li Weilan nodded to the metal-type ability user in the team. Six hands pressed together on the sand and stones, and the largest piece of sand and stones, together with the internal steel bars, slowly pulled out. The top of the structure soon began to tremble, as if the tower was about to collapse. The metal-type and earth-type ability users hesitated for a moment and almost looked up at the sky together, their faces showing a little fear: could this huge collapsing pillar actually be the load-bearing wall of the first floor of the tower? The entire tower was shaking when they pulled it out. Would it collapse as soon as they pulled it out? Fortunately, Sun Yifei was also present. He tried his best to expand the area of ??his ability and exerted a little force. ¡°I¡¯ve checked the situation inside ¨C no, this is not a load-bearing pillar in the tower,¡± he said firmly. ¡°I¡¯m a student of architecture, and I know the structure. This pillar can be removed without the tower collapsing. Don¡¯t worry.¡± The other two people looked at the unstable top of the tower with a sense of panic ¨C they didn¡¯t know if what Sun Yifei said was true or not. If the tower really collapsed, wouldn¡¯t they all be trapped and die here? Shen Cheng remained calm on the surface, but on her phone, she typed out three exclamation marks in surprise. ¡°Wait, let me take a look!¡± She lightly patted Li Weilan¡¯s back, indicating him not to rush. She opened the camera and took a look, and suddenly she was shocked: the pillar was indeed not a load-bearing one, but inside it was a huge zombie, with half of its face rotten and eroded away, holding a metal stick and banging hard against the internal wall! The zombie was so huge that it was nearly two meters tall. It might have been a giant before mutation, or a mutated power-type ability user. The building was shaking because of its repeated banging against the steel bars inside the pillar! Removing this huge pillar would not make the tower collapse, but once they did, the three people at the entrance would immediately face such a huge zombie. Were they ready for that? Obviously, these three people were not prepared. Sun Yifei had confidence in his knowledge of structural engineering and believed that the building would not collapse. The other two had no knowledge of it. Despite feeling the vibration of the floor, Sun Yifei only had a slight suspicion, but who could have expected a huge zombie banging on the inside of the wall? Even the other two, one an earth-type ability user and the other a metal-type ability user, only thought about holding up the building or finding a way to escape in case of a collapse. Who could have expected that the zombie inside would immediately attack them with its giant stick once the pillar was removed? The situation is not good! Upon seeing the danger, Shen Cheng quickly became afraid of unnecessary casualties within the team. Seeing the steel bars moving outwards, she quickly gestured with her hand and pulled the three men outwards with force. At the moment the steel bars flew outwards, a sudden surge of force pushed the three men, who didn¡¯t even have time to make a sound, and they felt as if they were thrown several meters away from their original location when they landed. Before they could figure out what was going on, there was a loud ¡°bang,¡± and the cement floor, which was originally solid, cracked open, sending sand and dust flying. Suddenly, a huge mutated zombie, several times larger than an average person, appeared in front of them. ¡°Be careful!¡± Li Weilan¡¯s warning voice rang in everyone¡¯s ears. At that moment, a solid piece of furniture fell from one of the upper floors and landed heavily on the mutant zombie¡¯s head as it took a step forward from inside. It was only blocked by its arm, and the wooden board shattered with just one punch. The furniture falling from a height caused the zombie to sway left and right, seemingly suffering some minor injuries, and its movements became slightly sluggish. Li Weilan looked up and saw a small hand reaching out from a window on one of the upper floors. He immediately deduced that the furniture¡¯s falling was not an accident and that there was a survivor upstairs who had helped them a little. Whether or not this person needed to be thanked was another matter, but they took a risk in throwing the furniture down. Li Weilan quickly estimated the floor they were on: from the position of the open window, it should be the 10th floor. The zombie hesitated for a moment, its first move was not very smooth, but at this moment, the earth-type ability users who had all regained their senses were helped by the people above and together raised a huge protective earth wall. Before they could even breathe a sigh of relief, they heard a loud bang. The zombie slammed its head hard, and its head went straight through the earth wall! Half of its face stretched out from the earth wall, and it showed a sinister and indifferent smile towards the survivors in front of it, which was extremely terrifying. It was as if some kind of emotion¡­ at least the emotions of hunger and desire still existed in this body. Translated on ho lo lo novels dot com. Before its smug smile disappeared, a huge fireball came smashing towards it. Yan Hongyu had already prepared her ability, and now she saw that the zombie¡¯s half body was trapped in the earth wall and unable to move. She immediately used her powerful attack, and with a loud boom, the zombie and the earth wall shook. Is it dead? The survivors present more or less knew that it wouldn¡¯t be that simple, but they still held a glimmer of hope. Shen Cheng could see clearly through the screen that the blood bar of the giant monster was originally long, and at least three-quarters of it was still left. This fireball attack only added a ¡®rage¡¯ state next to its head, indicating that it was annoyed by the disturbance! More importantly, behind it, there was still a vaguely visible enemy monster, gradually becoming clearer on the screen! ¡°There¡¯s another one!¡± Shen Cheng whispered anxiously to Li Weilan, clenching her fist nervously, ¡°Be careful!¡± Li Weilan could hear everything clearly. ¡°There¡¯s one more!¡± Although he couldn¡¯t see the monster, he would never doubt a word she said. As soon as Li Weilan spoke, a teammate at the back of the team suddenly cried out in pain. Fortunately, he heard Li Weilan¡¯s reminder in time and avoided the fatal blow, but the person next to him cried out in alarm, and when he reached out to touch him, he saw blood all over his hand ¨C the skin on his neck had been torn. The injured person¡¯s face was pale. The thing that scratched him hit him with one blow, then gave a triumphant ¡°hehe¡± and landed with a hunched body, looking like a small monkey with lightning-fast movements and a creepy look in its two black, empty eye sockets. ¡°Damn thing!¡± The man knew he had been given a death sentence. There is no serum or cure for the zombie virus. Even ability users can only resist zombie viruses below their own level of ability. For example, a third-level ability user can generally resist infections from third-level and below zombies, and second-level ability users can resist second-level zombies, so generally the higher the level of ability, the higher the safety. Even auxiliary abilities are the same. But at this moment, he already felt his mind becoming sluggish, and his whole body was vaguely feverish. This experience¡­ this little monkey-like zombie must be a third-level! Shen Cheng could see clearly, and she said to Li Weilan in a low voice, ¡°That¡¯s a third-level speed zombie!¡± Both of these zombies are third-level, and the big one, a power-type zombie, can be kited, but the speed-type zombie must be held back by a high-level ability user, otherwise low-level ability users in the team will be infected in large numbers, and the casualties will be heavy. Li Weilan quickly weighed the options and turned to Xi Nan and Xi Bei beside him, saying, ¡°You guys command the team to kite that one, I¡¯ll be at the back.¡± CH 60.1 Li Weilan moved quietly towards the back of the team with his space-type ability already at the third level. Except for Xi Bei, who also had a third-level wood-type ability, he was the only one in the team who could remain unscathed even if caught by a speed-type zombie. As Li Weilan popped his head up slightly behind the team, the monkey-like small zombie seemed to immediately realize that he was a formidable opponent. It squeaked twice, jumped twice, and disappeared into the long grass around them. The thick bushes provided perfect cover, and the small zombie could be seen darting and weaving through the grass with its head down and its movements completely hidden by the long grass. Only the rustling of the leaves and occasional noise of the grass being trampled could be heard, but its actions could not be clearly captured by the naked eye. All that could be sensed was that it was preparing to attack. The back of the team was momentarily in a deadlock, while the front had already entered a state of intense combat. The giant zombie held a steel bar in its hand, which could kill or seriously injure anyone with just one swing of its arm due to its immense strength. Xi Bei and Xi Nan employed a tactic of delay, attrition, and slow kiting in the front. Xi Bei planted numerous seeds on the ground, which slowly entangled the zombie¡¯s footsteps, while Xi Nan¡¯s water-type ability stimulated the growth of plants and simultaneously attacked the zombie with a powerful water jet, confusing its direction and hindering its attack. Earth-type and metal-type ability users set up barriers one by one, slowing down the monster¡¯s movements, while fire-type and lightning-type ability users threw fireballs from the back. During this process, Chen Feng suddenly realized that the water-type ability and lightning-type ability could complement each other. Every time he threw an electric current over, if it was just a direct electric ball, sometimes the zombie could avoid it by turning its head. However, if it was well-coordinated with Xi Nan¡¯s water-type ability, which could conduct electricity, the damage would be doubled! Although he and Xi Nan were not in the same group, the two of them almost simultaneously discovered this point. Xi Nan gestured to him with his mouth, counted down from three to two to one, and with the zombie already charging at them and raising the steel bar in its hand, the two of them had an incredibly tacit moment and simultaneously released their skills. Water electric light flickers ¨C the target of the giant zombie was already big, it could dodge a spherical lightning ball, but it could never avoid the water electric ball that penetrates everywhere! After this attack, it roared and emitted a slightly burnt smell. In addition to the paralysis effect of electricity, the effect of this attack completely reached 1 to 3. Chen Feng and Xi Nan were speechless and silently put the practice of cooperation mechanism on the agenda. The giant zombie, after receiving this blow, immediately maxed out its anger value. The zombie suddenly roared to the sky, and emitted waves of sound waves from its mouth spreading outwards. The small zombie that was still lurking on the periphery immediately stood up upon hearing this, and without hesitation ran towards it from the direction of the bushes, circling halfway around. Li Weilan could clearly see that the target of the small zombie was to meet up with the giant zombie immediately! He predicted the trajectory of the small zombie¡¯s movement, and quickly raised his hand to perform a space cut in front of it. The small zombie was caught off guard, and half of its body stepped into the cut and fell down with a ¡°clatter¡±, but it didn¡¯t feel any pain. It just stepped back, looking puzzled at the exposed expression on its face. The giant zombie suffered a big loss after just one confrontation, and couldn¡¯t bear it anymore. It took big strides towards the small zombie, and its steel bar in hand extended over the location of the space cut. It scooped up the small zombie and put it on its shoulder. Although its speed was slightly slower, its tall and sturdy figure could keep up with the small zombie in a few steps. It was only then that it felt relieved. Before Li Weilan could say anything, Fu Yanzhou, who had been standing next to them observing attentively but had been biting his lips due to his social anxiety, said to the other ability users around him in a pale face, ¡°Attack the smaller one with all you have.¡± He saw clearly that the small zombie was only agile in speed, but had no special defenses or strength. The giant zombie was protecting it with half of its hand all along, this was the bond between them, and also the weakest point to attack! By attacking the small zombie that had just been cut off half of its body, the bigger one would be immediately tied up! Although Fu Yanzhou spoke less, as a spiritual ability user and a genius scientist who had developed a large amount of high-tech in the base, his words were still very credible. At this moment, with just one sentence from him, the spirits of the ability users were lifted. A barrage of skills bombarded the giant zombie, causing more wounds to appear on its body the more it tried to protect itself. The smaller one, realizing that it was a burden, wanted to leave. It had just climbed down from the shoulder of the big zombie and was staring intently at the ability user who had been injured and grabbed. Then, in a gesture of mutual destruction, it charged towards the injured ability user. The people next to him were stunned! The injured ability user had a grenade in his hand at some point. The man took a glance at Li Weilan and only managed to say, ¡°Take care of my wife.¡± He saw that the big zombie had already swung a club at him as he threw the grenade, firmly pressing it onto the zombie¡¯s body with his fire ability. There was a loud bang and a large hole exploded in the belly of the giant zombie. A large amount of black pus flowed out, and black water dripped from the corners of its mouth, but it didn¡¯t fall. Its speed was visibly slower. Shen Cheng saw that it had finally broken through the defense. Originally, the ability users had some affectionate feelings towards the giant zombie that seemed to be licking its calf, thinking about the fact that these zombies were once humans. But the death of their companion and the spur of blood had aroused their anger. They not only attacked without reservation, but also threw precise, fierce and numerous attacks towards the skills of the smaller zombies. The giant zombie couldn¡¯t look after both sides and had to use its own arms to resist several times. In the end, its movements became slower and slower, and the ability users¡¯ skills became more and more accurate. The dazzling skills, like fireworks, were smashing one after another on this pair of zombies. Twenty minutes later, the larger one finally fell. As it fell, the smaller one refused to leave and was ultimately pressed to death beside the larger one. Li Weilan watched as the smaller one¡¯s ears and nostrils twitched and moved, and Thunder in his hand fell. The chest of the smaller zombie exploded, and it finally stopped moving. On the ground lay a stinky slime and debris, and the team¡¯s ability users finally felt exhausted after their abilities had been drained. Li Weilan sighed and looked at the motionless bodies of the two zombies on the ground, saying to the remaining people, ¡°After the mission is over, burn them.¡± He bypassed the corpses of the two zombies lying quietly on the ground and walked into the dark door, saying, ¡°There should still be some survivors in the building. Before you check each room, call out first. If someone doesn¡¯t want to come out, don¡¯t force them and leave them for now.¡± He didn¡¯t want to disturb the remaining survivors¡¯ peaceful lives, as they might be wary of them. Li Weilan planned to clean up the tower and collect some abandoned resources. ¡°Okay,¡± the others in the team responded. The hallway was dark, but they could see some survivors on some floors with the help of Shen Cheng. Li Weilan and his team searched floor by floor, cleaning as they went. Fortunately, there were no more monsters like the giant zombie at the entrance of the first floor, and the zombies they encountered were mostly first or zero level, giving the team members a chance to practice their cooperation. At each level, Li Weilan knocked on the doors and waited for a response before breaking in. Some rooms still seemed to be occupied, and the knocking produced some noise, but if no one answered, Li Weilan and his team understood and did not force their way in. Shen Cheng¡¯s help allowed them to see the conditions inside the rooms: the conditions of those who chose to stay put were not good. The building had been without water for a long time, and the unbroken rooms were also covered in stains and broken things. Various containers were placed on the balcony, obviously used for storing water on rainy days. The things in the rooms were all prefixed with ¡°dirty,¡± indicating that the people living there were unable to clean up. The woman in the room was emaciated, but when she heard Li Weilan and his team knocking at the door, her eyes were extremely alert, and her whole body trembled behind the door, using furniture to keep it closed on each level. Translated on ho lo lo novels dot com. Shen Cheng whispered to Li Weilan in a low voice, ¡°There are people inside but they don¡¯t want to come out.¡± Li Weilan understood and said, ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡± The other people in the group curiously looked at the closed door and shook their heads. Shen Cheng felt heavy-hearted. She could understand why the woman inside chose to stay, after all, she knew nothing about the intentions or morality of the people outside the door. But¡­ being closed off like this for over a year, what about food and supplies? Humans are social animals, wouldn¡¯t this isolation cause psychological problems? How could anyone choose to remain isolated forever? This incident made her think of cub. Cub now leads a team, but does he really enjoy this life? Does he really trust them? Could it be that building a base and forming an ability team isn¡¯t what cub truly wants? Shen Cheng began to reflect on herself, wondering if she had respected cub¡¯s wishes. ¡°Li Weilan,¡± Shen Cheng whispered his name, ¡°Could a solitary life be more suitable for you than living in the base?¡± Li Weilan paused and gestured for the other ability users to go ahead without him. With only Shen Cheng left, his expression softened. He already knew that she lived in a safe and stable era, sometimes even felt grateful that she saw the world through a beautified and filtered lens. Why did she suddenly ask this question? Li Weilan thought carefully and guessed roughly. He asked softly, ¡°Are you worried that I don¡¯t like the people and things at the base?¡± ¡°Yeah.¡± Her voice carried a slight disappointment and a bit of worry. I followed the game¡¯s tasks step by step, but thinking about it carefully, does Cub really like it? Is Cub just going along with it? ¡°I do like it.¡± He smiled slightly, but didn¡¯t say the real reason he liked it. It¡¯s not because he likes living with so many people. It¡¯s because he holds a vague fantasy, hoping that one day, when he opens his eyes, she will be by his side. But she lives in a world of stability, so he doesn¡¯t want her to open her eyes one day and see this broken and sinister world. Li Weilan hopes Shen Cheng will live in warmth and support. Shen Cheng couldn¡¯t help but laugh when she heard it. Her cub¡¯s voice showed no reluctance at all, and when he said this, a small dimple appeared at the corner of his mouth, as if he had thought of something sweet and happy. Since cub said so, mother believed it too! She added seriously, ¡°If I make a decision that you are not satisfied with, tell me, and I will try not to do it.¡± It¡¯s just giving up two tasks at most. Li Weilan laughed again, ¡°Okay.¡± But at the same time, he added in his heart that this moment would probably never happen. Sandy: I wondered if Shen Cheng could have helped in some way to fight off this giant zombie so that poor ability user didn¡¯t have to die CH 60.2 The two stood in the corridor and talked quietly for a while, feeling warm and comfortable in each other¡¯s hearts. Shen Cheng rubbed her hands and wanted to touch cub¡¯s head, but then she saw a zombie coming from the other end of the corridor ¨C probably one that was missed during cleaning. Before she could do anything, Li Weilan had already noticed it. He threw a spatial rift, cutting the slow-moving zombie¡¯s head open like slicing cheese, and it fell to the ground silently. Li Weilan¡¯s smile on his face slightly faded. Damn it! He had just spoken to her for a few words, and these things had come to disturb them! Even if it was just an ordinary zombie that had slipped through the net, the ambiguous atmosphere just now disappeared after he was interrupted! Li Weilan was so angry that he wanted to beat the ground, while Shen Cheng on the screen saw his expression suddenly become serious, and a bunch of black tangled lines appeared on his head: obviously, he was angry. What was he angry about? Was it because the zombies on this floor weren¡¯t completely cleared? But it shouldn¡¯t be that bad. Shen Cheng couldn¡¯t figure it out, and was about to ask, but suddenly heard a ¡°bang¡± sound from the closed door just now, probably the sound of furniture being pushed over at the door. Then there was a slight, crisp sound from inside the door, and the door was pulled open. The woman who didn¡¯t respond to the door just now quietly poked her head out, looked at Li Weilan, and whispered, ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I heard all of you were men just now, and I was afraid to open the door. Are you the team of ability users? Can you take me with you? I¡¯m very familiar with the situation in this building, I know which houses still have survivors, which rooms have supplies, and I also know who are good and who are bad¡­¡± Shen Cheng leaned on her chin slightly in front of the screen, and Li Weilan frowned slightly when he saw the dirty-faced young woman. Seeing that Chen Feng and the others had also come upstairs, he waved to Chen Feng and said, ¡°There¡¯s a survivor over here, you take her with you.¡± Chen Feng is the most patient person in their base, especially towards the elderly, children, and women. Although this personality may seem a bit too empathetic to Li Weilan, it can be understood from his background. Chen Feng nodded and walked over. The woman lowered her head and whispered, ¡°Please wait a few minutes for me, I¡¯ll grab my package.¡± She went inside to get her things. Chen Feng rubbed his chin and said to Li Weilan, ¡°Brother Li, this girl looks quite attractive. Do you think she¡¯s interested in you? I don¡¯t think she wants me to take her.¡± Shen Cheng was stunned by this joking remark: Interested? What? Interested in my cub? No, Mom doesn¡¯t allow my cub to date! My cub¡¯s career hasn¡¯t started yet! How can we talk about family when the base hasn¡¯t been established yet! The base needs the next generation, and there are still many other men and women who voluntarily want to have children. Besides, there are already 10 suites for families, so my cub doesn¡¯t need one. Cub¡­ well, before the main plot of the game is over, he will be with his mother alone! While she was still in a daze, Li Weilan gave Chen Feng a cold look, meaning clearly: Shut up. Chen Feng shrugged his shoulders, but from his teasing expression, it was clear that he didn¡¯t completely believe that he had no interest in women. Li Weilan¡¯s gaze slowly turned cold. Chen Feng realized that he was not pretending, but really was the rare leader on the wasteland who had no desire for women. But this is also good. Chen Feng secretly breathed a sigh of relief: a leader of the base who has no interest in women also means that there will be much less trouble. The woman who was organizing things inside came out with a large backpack on her back. She still kept her head low, and Chen Feng smiled at her and said, ¡°Didn¡¯t you say you knew the situation in this building? Tell us about it.¡± The woman whispered, ¡°I¡¯m the only one left on this floor. All other family members have died. There are still two households alive upstairs, with room numbers 304 and 309, both of which are men.¡± ¡°By the way,¡± Chen Feng suddenly remembered the fight they had just had at the door and asked the woman, ¡°What¡¯s the matter with that pair of zombies downstairs? They look pitiful.¡± The woman sighed and her eyes suddenly flashed with a deep hatred: ¡°Do you want to know? Do you really want to know?¡± Her gaze flickered, obviously still undecided. Chen Feng knew that there was still something going on here and said with a smile, ¡°Go ahead and tell us. If there really is someone with a bad heart in this building, you don¡¯t want to live with them in the same base in the future, do you?¡± The woman¡¯s nervousness trembled, and finally she made up her mind and said, ¡°My name is Lin Yu Zhi, and I had just moved here when the apocalypse happened.¡± Judging from her words, there were probably some troubles in this building. Chen Feng gave a subtle eye signal to Li Wei Lian, who nodded, indicating that he should continue listening. Recruitment for the base was not open to just anyone. If there were people with bad character in this building, they could not be allowed to bring harm to the base. The woman¡¯s voice was low and hoarse. ¡°The pair you mentioned are a father and son. It¡¯s quite pitiful. When the child caught a cold and got sick, people were saying that it was either a high fever or a sign of a virus outbreak. The building¡¯s property management committee insisted on kicking him out, fearing that he would hurt others in the building.¡± ¡°A father and son? How could the father agree?¡± Chen Feng thought to himself, immediately deducing the possible outcome: this sounds like it¡¯s going to lead to a conflict. And what is the property management committee? The pre-apocalypse property management committee was generally in charge of maintaining the cleanliness and orderliness of the corridors. How could they have the power of life and death now? At a time when the outside world was in such chaos, kicking a child out of the building would be tantamount to a death sentence for someone else! ¡°Of course, the father wouldn¡¯t agree,¡± the woman sighed. ¡°Whose child isn¡¯t a treasure in their own family? How could a father bear to do that? The father is a traffic police officer who is usually out in the wind and sun and hardly ever at home. Before he left that day, he had a good talk with the property management committee, telling them that he had locked his child at home and wouldn¡¯t let him run around, and then he added two more locks before he left.¡± ¡°¡­ ¡± Chen Feng held his breath as he listened. Perhaps because he had raised so many orphans, Chen Feng was particularly sympathetic to children. Hearing these cases of children, he felt even more distressed and uneasy. Thinking of the final scene of the big zombie and the little zombie, Chen Feng¡¯s heart felt heavy, and he felt even more regretful and sighed at the tragedy described by this woman. ¡°As soon as he left, the property management committee took an axe and chopped open their door,¡± the woman sighed heavily as she spoke. Chen Feng asked, ¡°So, no one tried to stop them?¡± ¡°How is it possible that no one stopped them?¡± the woman shook her head and said, ¡°But the committee members were all a group of men back then, and there was no such thing as abilities. Who could have stopped them?¡± Chen Feng frowned as he realized the flaw in the woman¡¯s words. To say that it was impossible to stop them was not true. With such a tall building and hundreds of households, the committee members represented at most one-tenth of the population. Even if the rest of the people really tried to stop them, first, they would not be unable to do so, and second, the committee members would surely hesitate. Perhaps more people would turn a blind eye to the matter. This was also something that happened in many places when the apocalypse just began. However, once the residents¡¯ mentality was revealed, the committee¡¯s power would begin to expand. And once people¡¯s hearts were inflated, the following events would become more and more magical and unbelievable. As time passed and the external social order became more chaotic, the committee could do anything. Translated on ho lo lo novels dot com. ¡°The committee forcibly dragged Xiao Feng out of bed and took him away. He was burning up and delirious at the time, and we all heard him muttering ¡®Dad¡¯ all the way¡­¡± The woman lowered her head. ¡°Later, his father really came back. When he saw that his son was gone, he went crazy on the spot. He took a fire axe and went door-to-door to chop down the doors of the committee members. But those people were united, and he couldn¡¯t beat them alone, so they beat him up instead¡­ It was then that we all saw that Xiao Feng had turned.¡± The woman shuddered. ¡°When his father saw Xiao Feng like that, he didn¡¯t even run away. He just stood there, crying and saying he was sorry to his son. We all heard the creaking sound. The next day, the two of them blocked the entrance.¡± ¡°¡­ This is really a suffocating story,¡± Chen Feng trembled, realizing that he had held his breath for the events that had happened to the pair of zombie father and son. He was indignant and said, ¡°The committee is too much! Xiao Feng might have awakened his abilities when he had a fever! How could they just throw him out like that!¡± A woman glanced at him with a smile that wasn¡¯t really a smile and sneered, ¡°Who knew at that time? The residential density in the building was high, and if the zombies really injured someone, one bite would lead to ten, and ten bites would lead to hundreds. The building would soon become a hell on earth, engulfed in a sea of zombies. At that time, everyone in the building was only concerned about whether they could survive. How many people would think about whether others had lost their homes and loved ones?¡± ¡°Then it seems like you didn¡¯t do anything during that process either,¡± Chen Feng retorted immediately. ¡°Yeah,¡± the woman replied, lowering her head in silence. ¡°How many of us who have survived until today can really say that we¡¯re good people?¡± Li Weilan glanced at them with a smile that wasn¡¯t really a smile and put an end to the pointless conversation. ¡°We don¡¯t need to discuss that. Show us which members are on the residents¡¯ committee first.¡± There was a hint of joy in the woman¡¯s eyes, and she nodded heavily. ¡°Okay.¡± Shen Cheng had listened to the story almost entirely. At this moment, a line of text appeared on her phone screen: [You have listened to Lin Yu¡¯s statement. Please choose whether to believe Lin Yu¡¯s testimony and expel the members of the residents¡¯ committee. Y/N/Not making a choice for now.] Shen Cheng was stunned. This task had an option called ¡°Not making a choice.¡± This was actually a common technique used in many simulation games. Simulation games usually have high degrees of freedom and often have options like this that affect the subsequent storyline. However, this time it seemed more like a game of murder mystery or something ¨C she had only heard one aspect of the testimony, and it was not enough. Far from enough. Shen Cheng thought for a moment, didn¡¯t immediately choose to believe or not, but clicked ¡°Not making a choice¡± first, and then asked Li Weilan in a small voice, ¡°Do you think what she said is true?¡± Sandy: I don¡¯t believe her. Something smells fishy CH 61 Li Weilan paused for a moment and didn¡¯t answer immediately. Instead, he patiently asked her, ¡°What does Cheng think about it?¡± Hey! Cub is asking me! Shen Cheng usually played games and knew that the language bubbles were all fast-forwarded. She rarely paid attention to the details, but perhaps because every aspect of this game was so meticulous, she was focused when she looked at the text bubbles just now. She was also thinking while following the plot, ¡°Well, if we only listen to what she said, then the committee is indeed despicable. But if we think from the perspective of other residents, what the committee did seems to make sense. The residential density is so high. If they condone and tolerate parents leaving their sick children at home while they are not there, and if something really happens, who can afford the responsibility? If the rules were established at the beginning, it seems that¡­ requiring everyone to follow the rules is not wrong?¡± Li Weilan nodded slightly. In fact, from the perspective of a leader, the core of this matter is not about the committee expelling the children, but about which party violated the rules. Order is the foundation of a small community. Li Weilan stood from the perspective of a manager and did not fully believe what the woman said. He just calmly nodded his head, and the small character on the screen made a serious and solemn gesture. The slightly round face nodded seriously and said, ¡°Let¡¯s see. We must listen to what the others have to say.¡± One-sided words cannot be fully trusted. Suddenly, Shen Cheng asked a question, ¡°What if this happened to you¡­¡± ¡°If you were that traffic officer, what would you do? Would you stay at home with your son who might get sick and be thrown out, or would you go out to patrol and ensure social order, but risking the chance of losing your son forever?¡± Li Weilan understood her unfinished question. He paused for a moment and said, ¡°Master, if you are strong enough, then this question is not a question at all.¡± If there is anything in this world that can truly make people feel safe, it¡¯s only their own strength. If that man had the strength of today¡¯s mutant zombie a long time ago, would anyone dare to throw his son out of the apartment? If that man himself is a member of the homeowners¡¯ committee or even the leader, would such a tragedy occur? If that man was weak-willed, even if he stayed with his son every step of the way, the homeowners¡¯ committee could just throw him and his son out together! Sometimes, if you can¡¯t protect your loved ones, it¡¯s just because¡­you¡¯re not strong enough! Li Weilan never wants to repeat the same mistakes again, so he sets a goal for himself: he wants to control his own fate. Even if it¡¯s just a game to her, he will one day find a way between two worlds. If he can¡¯t do it, there¡¯s no need to lament the whims of fate, it¡¯s just that Li Weilan is not strong enough! The capriciousness of fate is just an excuse for weak self-deception. Li Weilan¡¯s eyes were firm and persistent. The normally gentle black eyes were rarely shining with a firm and persistent light, and Shen Cheng felt a little burnt somewhere in her heart. Yes, in the world of the game, cub is also living hard. She also has to work hard! At least she can¡¯t lose to cub! Only if everyone faces life actively and bravely, life will gradually improve, right? In fact, she knew in her heart that since her parents passed away, she herself, lacking bonds in this world, was not brave or optimistic in the face of life. Perhaps because no matter how well or poorly she did, it was meaningless. As long as she could get by in life, she lost her motivation. Shen Cheng had to admit that her attitude towards life was that of a salted fish. Complaints about difficulties? Occasionally. Displeasure with the people around her? Sometimes too. Have you really made too much effort to improve your situation? It seems not. Attitude determines the way things are done, and all of this is her own choice. It¡¯s like a ray of sunshine suddenly shining into a dark room. The corners of her mouth slightly curved with determination in her eyes: don¡¯t be afraid anymore, you can¡¯t be worse than a little cub, right? In the game, the ability users have already searched this floor almost completely, and have found some usable household items in those homes that have not been completely destroyed by zombies. The food in this building was already looted long ago ¨C when the order hadn¡¯t completely collapsed yet, there were obviously still many living people in this building. The city soon lost water and electricity, but people still had to live. Judging from the appearance of many rooms in this apartment building, they had already been searched through. The food and other items were basically not rotten or spoiled, but they were mostly gone. But for Noah base, other items were also a good supplement ¨C whether it was wooden furniture mass-produced before the apocalypse, pure cotton four-piece sets, warm clothes, or unopened disposable toothbrushes and toothpaste, they were basically only replaced by rough substitutes on the wasteland. Being able to find them in the apartment building made the ability users very happy, even if it might take many trips back and forth to collect all the usable items. For them, this was a pretty good harvest. As the joy of the harvested items replaced the death of their companion downstairs, although grief still existed, the people who survived still had to strive to live. While others were distributing the harvest, Shen Cheng asked cub to stand at the door of the woman¡¯s house, carefully searching and examining the things inside through the door. The woman had carefully locked and closed the door when she came in and went out. Although it was understandable that she was alert because she lived alone, since she was already going to leave with Noah¡¯s group of survivors, was it necessary to seal the door tightly? This raised Shen Cheng¡¯s suspicion. After all, everyone had left, and the things in the room were still empty. She brought a backpack, but the remaining items couldn¡¯t be taken away. Was it necessary to close the room so tightly? Who was she guarding against? Li Weilan stood at the door, bowing his head slightly. The other passing teammates thought he was thinking about something and didn¡¯t dare to disturb him. No one knew that he was actually listening quietly through the door to the faint sounds coming from inside the room. He imagined that if they were really just separated by a door, she would be checking inside while he kept watch at the door. Even if it was just a virtual scene in his mind, it made the corners of his mouth lift slightly. At first glance, there was nothing special in the room. The Cheng light flickered on the screens, and it was hard to figure out where to start. Shen Cheng¡¯s camera wandered around the room, but she didn¡¯t see anything unusual except for the men¡¯s shoes sitting on the shoe rack by the door. Based on their size, they seemed to belong to a tall man. Was the woman not living alone? Did she have a long-term roommate in the building? Shen Cheng tapped on the pair of shoes lying quietly in the shoe rack, and the specific status displayed was ¡°Shoes covered in dust.¡± It seemed like no one had worn them in a long time. The apocalypse had occurred over a year ago in this world, and it was more likely that these were the shoes of the male owner of the house. But where was the owner of the shoes? Shen Cheng carefully searched every nook and cranny of the house with this question in mind, and found more clues under the bottom of the closet, under the bed, and beneath the tatami mats in the small room. She found men¡¯s uniforms and underwear, as well as children¡¯s clothing and shoes. As she searched, a doubt suddenly arose in Shen Cheng¡¯s mind: Could the story the woman had told be her own story? In that case, could the child zombie be her own child, and the giant zombie traffic police officer be her former husband? If that¡¯s the case, then isn¡¯t she the victim? But the tone of the woman¡¯s story just now didn¡¯t mention her as the party involved at all. Is there something to hide? Unless¡­ there is more to the story! This thrilling speculation made Shen Cheng¡¯s heart beat faster, feeling that something might happen. Translated on ho lo lo novels dot com. She switched the camera to the protagonist¡¯s side. Li Weilan felt her arrival and looked up, asking, ¡°Did you find anything?¡± Shen Cheng told him about the clothes and shoes, and Li Weilan thought for a moment, his face slightly changed, and hurriedly went upstairs: ¡°Let¡¯s go quickly!¡± Li Weilan rushed upstairs and just arrived at the staircase on the upper floor, only to see that the floor was already in chaos. Three male residents, presumably the ones mentioned by the woman as living in rooms 304 and 309, were held down on the ground with their hands twisted, and the door was wide open with a puddle of blood next to it. Seeing Li Weilan coming up, one of the survivors of the base held his injured arm and angrily pointed at one of the men holding a fire axe, saying, ¡°Brother Li, we just knocked on the door to see if anyone was there, and they actually ambushed us!¡± One of the men held down on the ground struggled and shouted, ¡°Who asked you to come? We were living peacefully in our tower. Why did you come and disturb the peace? Get out of our tower!¡± Hearing this, even Chen Feng was a little angry. There were two high-level zombies guarding downstairs. If they hadn¡¯t killed those two big monsters, these people would have been trapped and killed in the tower sooner or later. They can¡¯t produce anything in the tower. Sitting and eating away the mountain will eventually lead to starvation. Besides, Noah¡¯s people only broke in after knocking and receiving no response. If they didn¡¯t want to be disturbed, they could have just shouted, couldn¡¯t they? They attacked and injured people, and now they still have the nerve to speak so arrogantly? ¡°Brother Li¡­¡± These people were so rude and unreasonable that Chen Feng now basically believed what Lin Yuqi had said downstairs. He had completely lost his favor towards the former managers in the tower, and made a ¡°click¡± gesture on his neck with a frown, asking Li Weilan with his eyes if he should take action. However, Li Weilan did not rush to kill anyone. His sharp gaze swept over the crowd, but he did not see the woman with the bag from earlier. He first asked Chen Feng, ¡°Where is Lin Yuqi?¡± Chen Feng only realized that the woman had disappeared. Yeah, where did Lin Yuqi go? How could she disappear in the blink of an eye? The man kneeling on the ground, who was kicked down, heard their conversation and exclaimed in shock, ¡°You saw Lin Yuqi?¡± As if they shouldn¡¯t have seen Lin Yuqi from his words. Chen Feng felt that there was something strange in his words, and Li Weilan realized in an instant that his worst fears had come true when he noticed Lin Yuqi¡¯s disappearance. He urgently said to all the other ability users around him, ¡°Signal and retreat!¡± Chen Feng didn¡¯t understand what he meant. Sandy: but isn¡¯t she just an ordinary without abilities? Even if she had abilities, could she really do so much damage tho? CH 62.1 As soon as Li Weilan gave the command to quickly leave the building, Chen Feng didn¡¯t even understand its meaning yet, but people from other bases had already begun to execute it. Before Li Weilan¡¯s words had even finished, there was a loud ¡°bang¡± as a huge fireball burst out of a window above them, sparks flying and the ground shaking violently. After a violent shaking, the floor began to tilt and crack, making creaking noises as if it couldn¡¯t bear the weight anymore. This building was about to collapse! Almost at the moment of hearing the explosion, Sun Yifei already knew what had happened. His face turned pale and he murmured a few words: ¡°It¡¯s too late. We are all going to be buried here¡­¡± As soon as the building collapsed, everything was turned upside down, and with the structure already unstable, the explosion caused the main beam to break, and they were all going to die here! In the midst of the fear of being shrouded by the shadow of death, the building suddenly stopped in mid-air in a way that was completely contrary to physics, which was terrifying! The woman¡¯s voice, which had been laughing sinisterly and cursing before, abruptly stopped, replaced by the creaking of the main beam. However, the entire building seemed to be suspended by a mysterious force in silence! Everyone¡¯s gaze was fixed on the ground outside the angled window and the setting sun, and then, without anyone giving any commands or shouting, they all scattered towards the exit, worried that they might not be fast enough to escape. They thought that the hovering of the building was a miracle! Li Weilan heard her soft voice, tinged with some sadness and hesitation, ringing in her ear: ¡°There¡¯s still a survivor on the 10th floor. Save him and run quickly. I¡­ I can¡¯t hold on for too long. The explosion point is on the 4th floor, and Lin Yuqi is still on the 4th floor.¡± Can¡¯t hold on for too long! Li Weilan¡¯s heart sank: did she have to spend money again? He didn¡¯t want her to spend too much money anymore. Li Weilan¡¯s heart was in a hurry, he ran straight up the stairs without any pause, and kicked open the scorching-hot door on the fourth floor, which was still spewing flames outward. He pulled the crazy woman towards Chen Feng and said to him in anger, ¡°Keep an eye on her! If she gets lost again, you¡¯ll be the one to answer for it. You guys go down first, go!¡± ¡°Brother Li¡­¡± Chen Feng felt guilty in his heart. Just now, because of his pity and contempt for this woman, he didn¡¯t pay attention to her, and almost caused a big accident with just one mistake. Fortunately, the collapse of this building inexplicably stopped, but no matter what, it was all his negligence! Li Weilan didn¡¯t have time to look at him and hurriedly ran to the tenth floor. Halfway there, he met a man running down from the tenth floor, followed by several second-order zombies. The man was holding a doll covered in clothes in his arms. When he saw Li Weilan, he didn¡¯t have time to say hello and the two of them quickly ran out. Shen Cheng¡¯s sweat gently dripped down from her forehead. On the screen, her fingertips began to feel slightly sticky, as she maintained the grip on the joystick. This caused a slight tingling sensation in her fingers. If she loosened her grip, the force holding up the high-rise would instantly disappear. It would look like the building had collapsed halfway, burying everyone still inside, including her cub. So she couldn¡¯t let go. She even felt a slight tremble in her finger muscles. Focused on the screen, she was afraid that if she accidentally moved her fingers even slightly, what she would see next would be the little people buried in the soil. Shen Cheng stared at the screen tightly until she saw Cub and the man on the 10th floor run out, leaving the building from another direction of collapse. Only then did she relax and release her fingers slightly. But the moment she let go, Li Weilan heard a long sigh and then a loud boom. The high-rise that had just seemed to be suspended in mid-air collapsed like a line of dominoes being knocked over. The man who ran out with Li Weilan looked at him strangely and then looked at the tall building, making a speechless ¡°Ah¡± sound. Li Weilan heard him muttering to himself, ¡°What kind of god did we worship? It¡¯s too effective.¡± Li Weilan didn¡¯t mock him. His gaze drifted to the sky, knowing clearly that the one standing by his side was not a god, but a woman who was guarding him gently on the other side of the screen, in another world. ¡°Shen Cheng¡­¡± Shen Cheng heard his low and hoarse voice, and was about to ask him what was wrong, but cub seemed to be just savoring and repeating her name, as if the name was spinning around on his tongue, ¡°Shen Cheng¡­¡± ¡°I¡¯m here. I¡¯ve been here all along.¡± Shen Cheng gently shook her wrist, which was sore and aching, and said with a smile, not mentioning how her hands felt like they had been through a century during those few minutes of persistence. There was no need to show off, as the act of gaming had saved so many lives in the game! There were a lot of people gathered on the flat ground in front of the building. Lin Yuqi, who was dragged out, was there, as were the few people from the property management office on the second floor, and the person who had helped them block the zombies before they reached the 10th floor. All three parties were present, and it was time to confront each other. Li Weilan calmly asked Lin Yuqi, ¡°The building has already been destroyed. If you want revenge, there is only one way, tell the truth.¡± Lin Yuqi¡¯s expression was like that of a madwoman. Compared to the previous calm and polite person, she was a completely different person now. Her face no longer had the calmness and composure of before, only the obsession that was like a crazed tiger and the pain that burned like fire, both consuming herself and others. Upon hearing Li Weilan¡¯s words, her eyes flickered slightly and tears immediately streamed down her face. ¡°They killed my husband and son first. What¡¯s wrong with me seeking revenge for myself? Why should you save these insane people? Are you also unable to distinguish right from wrong?¡± As soon as the woman¡¯s heartbreaking cry sounded, Chen Feng¡¯s face showed some sympathy. Most of the ability users had no expression on their faces. Apparently, most people had no such kindness to offer to this woman who almost caused them all to die if it weren¡¯t for ¡°God¡¯s¡± intervention. To sympathize with someone who almost caused you to die, it takes such an open mind to do it. A man from the property management department on the ground suddenly raised his head upon hearing this, looking incredulously at Lin Yuqi. He roared, ¡°How dare you say it was us who killed them? Clearly, it was you, you femme fatale¡­¡± Lin Yuqi¡¯s eyes shot out flames of anger, hoarsely saying: ¡°If it weren¡¯t for you forcibly taking Xiao Feng away, how could his father have abandoned me and died so early! If it weren¡¯t for you¡­ if it weren¡¯t for you¡­ how could our family have been ruined! Now you still have the face to say that I¡­ am reversing black and white!¡± She spoke, turned angrily towards the man who was quietly holding the child in his arms on the side, ¡°Lou Kai, you are the only survivor in our building, you say! Are the property management people really the ones causing harm!¡± Lou Kai remained silent. His gaze, for some reason, made Lin Yuqi a little uneasy. Her heart pounded as if¡­ something had already slipped out of her control. No, impossible. She dared to speak and act boldly because she knew that whether she succeeded or failed, she had sufficient reasons to escape. Lou Kai also had a grudge against the property management, he wouldn¡¯t¡­ However, Lou Kai just remained silent, then suddenly lifted the clothing covering the head of the child in his arms with a ¡°swish¡±. The other people standing beside him took two steps back, their eyes showing some surprise: no one expected that the child Lou Kai was holding was actually a skeleton with only bones left! Translated on ho lo lo novels dot com. Staring into the empty eye sockets, the man holding the skeleton turned to look at Lin Yuqi. ¡°My little brother died. The day you were hiding, he died on his way to find you. Don¡¯t you have nightmares, Lin Yuqi?¡± Lin Yuqi looked at the small skeleton in his hand, her eyes widening in horror. She had dared to ask Lou Kai because she was confident in her certainty. But the child had died? This was the first time she felt everything was out of control, like losing all her energy and slipping slowly to the ground. Lou Kai¡¯s expression was indifferent. His younger brother and Lin Yuqi¡¯s son Xiao Feng were best friends. When Lin Yuqi was finally reduced to her current state, his brother, who had always been empathetic, not only took his best friend¡¯s mother in for a night when the group of people from the property management office were searching for her, but also took the risk of delivering food and water to her after she went into hiding. But she had changed location without telling Lou Kai¡¯s brother, and that day he went to deliver supplies as usual, only to be tackled by a zombie. When Lou Kai returned home, all he saw was his younger brother¡¯s small skeleton, which had been gnawed to nothing. ¡°Xiao Feng was taken away by the property management office, that¡¯s true,¡± Lou Kai said slowly. ¡°But it was his mother who reported that there was a person with a fever at home and asked the property management office to take her away.¡± Everyone around them was stunned. Although it is known that after the apocalypse, spouses turn against each other and even resort to cannibalism, but based on their previous understanding, the social order had not completely collapsed when Xiao Feng had a fever. At that early stage, did this mother really decide to abandon her child just because of a fever? Several burly men from the property management also spoke up one after another, ¡°We didn¡¯t want to be the bad guys either. Her husband was a policeman, although a traffic policeman, he was still a public servant. We didn¡¯t want to offend him if we could avoid it. But then this woman said¡­ that if her son turned into one of those monsters and bit her, she would immediately open the door and let him out to wreak havoc on our entire building, so we had to take decisive action.¡± ¡°Yes, her husband went crazy when he couldn¡¯t find his son. She had promised to calm him down, so we thought it was an unfortunate incident!¡± At this moment, Lin Yuqi suddenly chuckled, and with a rustle, she tore open her clothes, revealing her thin and pale skin. But everyone present could see clearly that her snow-white skin was covered with blue and purple bruises, handprints, whip marks, and other miscellaneous bruises. Adults know what kind of violence leaves these kinds of marks. Lin Yuqi hoarsely said, ¡°Can you believe these beasts? They are all men who have been bullying a weak woman like me¡­¡± Seeing some people in the team starting to waver, Shen Cheng quietly said to Li Weilan, ¡°I think what she said is a bit fake.¡± Li Weilan¡¯s lips curled up a bit, knowingly asked, ¡°Why do you say that, Cheng?¡± She always felt that his voice contained a bit of indulgence. What a obedient cub! CH 62.2 The corners of Shen Cheng¡¯s mouth curved, even she didn¡¯t notice it. Lin Yuqi, who still had some looks in the eyes of others, was just a flat character in her eyes. Leaving aside this woman¡¯s performance and stirring elements, Shen Cheng quickly drew a conclusion from her behavior, ¡°Where did the bomb come from if she¡¯s really a weak woman? Also¡­ you have no grievances or enmity with her, but she bombed the house and even harmed you. She doesn¡¯t even have a little bit of guilt. She¡¯s not weak, not at all!¡± ¡°Cheng is so smart,¡± Li Weilan said softly, and a small dimple appeared at the corner of his mouth. Although games always blow rainbow farts at players and sometimes praise them with words like ¡°you are the most adorable girl in the world,¡± but¡­ when the words came from the cub¡¯s mouth, mother¡¯s heart really felt soft and tender! Shen Cheng felt like she was about to be blown away by the praise. Li Weilan turned to the crowd and said, ¡°Lin Yuqi, you hate us, don¡¯t you?¡± At this, Lin Yuqi was stunned. She turned to the handsome and upright man dressed in black, the leader of the group, and was about to continue her performance, but when she met his chilly gaze, she knew she was caught. These types of men are the most difficult to deal with. They are just like her deceased husband, obstinate and unyielding, unable to listen to others. But at that time¡­she was really doing it for the good of her husband. When their child had a fever, her husband insisted on keeping him at home. How could she handle the child alone? She watched as the child weakly thrashed about in bed, his face red from the fever, veins bulging on his tender white face. She was afraid just to look at him, let alone take care of him or get close to him! As a result, her husband went crazy when he came back and found the child was gone. He only left her with a warning before he left, and she was left without any protection. That damn bastard had made enemies with a group of people in the property management before he died. He was dead and gone, but all the ill will in the building was poured onto her like a bucket of dirty water. She couldn¡¯t leave and couldn¡¯t escape, what could she do? He never thought of her, so why did he make a lifetime promise to her back then? Just because of the child¡¯s death, he hated her so much that she felt like dying every day afterwards, and it was all his fault! Lin Yuqi¡¯s tears fell drop by drop. She gritted her teeth and said through tears, ¡°You all deserve to die!¡± Lin Yuqi¡¯s voice was both mournful and crazy, ¡°My damn husband deserves to die, all these damn men should have been cut into pieces long ago. They killed my husband and son when they interfered, they deserve to die too!¡± ¡°Are you crazy?¡± Chen Feng took a step back, looking at Lin Yuqi¡¯s face with an uncomprehending expression. Was this woman sick? Since the moment humans turned into zombies, they were no longer living humans. They killed zombies because it was the father and son zombie pair who attacked humans first! What does it mean to kill her husband and son? It was she who threw her potentially gifted son out and caused her husband¡¯s death. How could she blame them? ¡°You don¡¯t understand,¡± Lin Yuqi¡¯s eyes were cold, ¡°My husband recognized me and never attacked me! Otherwise, how could I live on the first floor! It was you¡­it was you who killed him and my son!¡± When Li Weilan heard this, his eyes narrowed. Indeed, he felt something unusual on that zombie pair. The protection of the little zombie by the big zombie itself is a humanized reflection. There is only a competitive relationship between zombies, and their common desire is the craving for human brain, bone marrow, and flesh. However, in a critical moment, the little zombie heard the call and wanted to return to the big one. The big zombie turned back to protect the small one, and this action was indeed extraordinary. But the situation at that time did not allow them to consider this. No matter how strange the zombies are, research must be based on the safety of team members! What Lin Yuqi said now¡­ ¡°They still recognize me!¡± Lin Yuqi emphasized again, raising her head and coldly saying, ¡°But you killed them, you deserve to die!¡± Her eyes were tearful, but her gaze was extremely resentful, causing the other several ability users beside her to step back, not daring to meet her cold eyes. The mission prompt appeared again on the Shen Cheng phone. ¡¾Now, you have obtained all the clues of Lin Yuqi¡¯s event. Please make a choice: A. Let her go and execute the personnel of the Property Management Department B. Execute her and let the personnel of the Property Management Department go C. Throw them all into the ruins and let them fend for themselves¡¿ After some contemplation, Shen Cheng chose option B. In fact, nothing else mattered, the key was that Lin Yuzhi¡¯s actions almost caused the death of all the ability users in their team. If they just let her go like that, it wouldn¡¯t be convincing enough. As for the members of the property management committee, Li Weilan asked them one by one about what they had done, and in the end, left them in the already ruined apartment. There were slight sounds of zombies nearby, their fate would be left up to chance. On the way back, Shen Cheng couldn¡¯t help but ask Li Weilan ¨C she was also terrified by Lin Yuqi¡¯s repeated claims of ¡°they still recognize me¡±: ¡°Are zombies gaining consciousness?¡± ¡°It¡¯s evolution,¡± Li Weilan said, ¡°the zombies are evolving.¡± ¡°???¡± Cub, can you explain? Shen Cheng noticed that they didn¡¯t kill many zombies on the wasteland, and there were particularly few high-level zombies. Most of the time, the biggest threat to apocalypse survivors came from mutant beasts and other survivors, unless they were surrounded by a large number of zombies. So Shen Cheng was a little intimidated by Lin Yuqi¡¯s words. Although she chose to kill one to warn a hundred, she still had doubts in her heart and felt that there was something wrong with the whole thing. Li Weilan asked her, ¡°Do you remember when she blocked the door?¡± ¡°Yeah.¡± Shen Cheng nodded. ¡°If those two zombies still recognize her, what is she afraid of?¡± ¡°Ah!¡± Shen Cheng exclaimed suddenly and immediately understood the hidden meaning behind Li Weilan¡¯s words. If those zombies really recognized her, she could easily bring the two zombies to sweep through the whole building and leave only their family ¡°loving each other¡±. But the fact that the two zombies did not kill her did not necessarily mean that they really remembered ¡°her¡±. When a zombie dies, it dies. However, if you think about it carefully, this ¡°humanization¡± evolution is a very bad trend. Zombies have ¡°use¡±, ¡°tricks¡±, ¡°ideas¡± ¡­ coupled with a huge number of them, the difficulty of human survival is increasing little by little! If zombies continue to evolve in the current trend, the zombie siege a month later will be even harder than previously thought. Shen Cheng¡¯s mind couldn¡¯t help but think for the millionth time: Cub is really smart¡­ Thinking of this, the real face of cub she had seen appeared in her mind, and she suddenly felt embarrassed calling him Cub! If cub was too handsome, there would be a sense of distance. Shen Cheng looked at the cute cub on the screen and felt that it was good the way it was now. The Q-version Li Weilan would obviously be more intimate. At least, when poking his cheeks and patting his head, she wouldn¡¯t feel like she was flirting with a mature man. Shen Cheng watched as Li Weilan and the others set off on their way back to the base, and then went offline to prepare for sleep. ** Shen Cheng woke up abruptly from her dream, not knowing how much time had passed. There was still a hint of shock in Shen Cheng¡¯s eyes as she looked at the sky that had yet to light up. She rubbed her slightly swollen forehead with a hint of frustration. So embarrassing! In her dream, she was touching a man with Cub¡¯s face and forcing him to call her master. At first, he looked at her in confusion, but then he actually called her master, his face wet with sweat. She felt weak in the knees and leaned against the wall. After calling her master, the man didn¡¯t stop there. He seemed to wake up and raised his eyebrows, smiling as he asked her, ¡°What reward does my master want to give me?¡± His eyebrows and eyes were overflowing with a wickedness that couldn¡¯t be seen on his Q version face. Watching him, Shen Cheng felt her throat tighten and couldn¡¯t say anything. This couldn¡¯t possibly be her cub! Translated on ho lo lo novels dot com. Only his mouth was clever, his behavior was not at all clever! He sells himself as obedient with his mouth, but in behavior, he doesn¡¯t treat me as his master at all! But she didn¡¯t have the strength to push him away, so she weakly glared at him and said in a low voice, ¡°What reward do you want? I¡¯ve already given you the money!¡± She didn¡¯t think she said anything wrong: isn¡¯t all the small amount of money used to raise this wild man! Hmph, she could tolerate spending all the money on raising a wild man, but he actually asked for a reward? What other reward could she give you! Who knows, the man approached her and got closer and closer. His handsome face became clearer and his low voice said in her ear, ¡°I don¡¯t want money.¡± She felt like he was about to say something vulgar. Shen Cheng shrank back in fear, and the next thing she knew, she woke up, startled. When she realized what kind of dream she had just had, she felt disgusted with herself. Shen Cheng felt like she had become dirty. She really didn¡¯t have any inappropriate thoughts about cub, so why did she have this kind of dream? Could it be because spring has arrived or because the actor who plays cub is just too compatible with her preference for male appearances, combined with cub¡¯s unintentional teasing of her sometimes? But no matter what, it¡¯s really embarrassing to fantasize about a game character in her dream, especially a character that she never had such thoughts about before. But it¡¯s not cub¡¯s fault, nor is it mother¡¯s fault. It¡¯s the game¡¯s fault for unexpectedly showing her 3D images. Normally, as long as everything is in Q-version three-head proportions, she thinks that this kind of tragedy could never happen! Now what should she do to adjust her mindset to face cub tomorrow? She hugged her blanket heavily and let out a deep sigh. Sandy: lol how innocent our FL is. Even her ¡°wet¡± dream is so damn dry CH 63 I don¡¯t know how to adjust my mindset to face cub, especially when I think about how the game will have ¡°video calls¡± at certain specific times. On one hand, Shen Cheng doesn¡¯t want to waste the opportunity and just hang up on cub, but on the other hand, she doesn¡¯t know how to face cub who she dreamed about and seemed to have fantasized about. She hasn¡¯t logged into the game for three days in a row. Li Weilan didn¡¯t know that this had happened to her, nor did he know about her complex and unbalanced mindset. He just realized that this was the first time she hadn¡¯t come to see him for so long since their first five days without contact. He realized that his world was a game, and of course, her real-life was more important than the game. So his concern became: could something have happened in her life that made her too busy to even play the game? For him, her daily visit was the best scenario, but no matter what, he wished for her happiness and well-being in her life. He remembered clearly that she lived in a rental house and appeared to be single. From her appearance, she looked to be in her early twenties. If a girl her age hasn¡¯t been on the game for so many days, could it be¡­ that she¡¯s in love? If she¡¯s in love¡­ Li Weilan didn¡¯t dare to think about this possibility too deeply. But a sense of helplessness gradually overwhelmed him as time passed by. Whether it¡¯s voice chat or video, or even the game that allowed them to connect, everything was beyond his control. He had very few options. Li Weilan knew that the more he thought about it, the more his mentality would become unbalanced. He walked to the control room, intending to check the current status of the rooms and personnel in the base. However, he suddenly saw a line of small characters on the console screen: ¡°Do you want to know the truth? Y/N¡± Li Weilan heard his heartbeat pounding like a drum. Only he and Cheng had access to the control room. This obviously wasn¡¯t her doing, and it was even less likely that anyone else would be fooling around with him in this matter. Li Weilan stared at this line of text, his gaze fixed for a long time. He hesitated for a long time. At this moment, what he was thinking about was not the truth, but¡­ If he clicked ¡°YES¡±, would it have any harm to her? If she found out that his world and he were more than just a game, would she be scared, afraid, or want to quit the game and be controlled and hurt by it? If his momentary curiosity brought her deep harm, then he would rather not have this truth. But on the other hand¡­ Is it really good to be kept in the dark? Li Weilan hesitated for a long time, and finally hesitantly extended his finger towards ¡°YES¡±. The screen flashed. A smiley face appeared on it. Then, a new line of text appeared: ¡¾If you make Noah the number one base, you will be granted access to the truth. If the mission fails, the link will be broken. Please note that this mission has no S/L.¡¿ ¡°¡­¡± Li Weilan looked at the S/L and felt it was extremely mocking. This was their life, how could there be save and load? But this message also indirectly indicated the direction of his efforts, as if a ray of light suddenly appeared in the darkness. Li Weilan repeatedly looked at the four words ¡°access¡± and ¡°link¡± and carefully pondered their meaning. Access¡­ if knowing the truth is the highest access, then could their video, audio, and images be considered access? And this kind of access is unlocked step by step. Link¡­ since it is a link, it means there is a channel between worlds. But this word seems to contain a strong sense of unease, making Li Weilan feel fearful even just thinking about it. Shen Cheng world is peaceful and stable now, but what if the things happening in this world eventually happen in her world too? With this in mind, Li Weilan¡¯s mind was filled with worries and doubts. He stepped forward and asked resolutely, ¡°What will happen to her if the link is broken?¡± [Access denied] A new word popped up on the screen. ¡°Very good, it seems they can also hear me,¡± he thought for a moment and asked a different question, ¡°What permissions do I have?¡± ¡°The host has the following permissions: Noah Base operation permissions. Base construction rights: available,¡± a new line of text appeared on the screen. Next, the main screen flickered and jumped to the operational map of the Noah Base. If Li Weilan could see Shen Cheng¡¯s phone, he would be shocked to find that the map on the screen was exactly the same as the one on Shen Cheng¡¯s phone! Both could see all the rooms in the base and the rooms that could be upgraded and added. The only thing missing on his end was the option to spend real money. Li Weilan saw the number of rooms and gold coins on the screen ¨C the amount of gold coins was pitifully small. He thought about it for a moment and finally figured out what was going on. His lips curved into a faint smile ¨C she had finally been obedient lately and hadn¡¯t spent any real money. That¡¯s good, as long as she takes care of herself, it¡¯s enough. Li Weilan wanted to ask the ¡°unknown person¡± on the main screen more questions, but he found that all the words and conversations he had just seen, felt like a dream ¨C there was no trace or button. But Li Weilan knew clearly that all of this was not an illusion. Why could he operate the base construction? He quickly realized why: it was set up by her. It was because Cheng had given him permission at the beginning that he was able to manage the construction of the base. So, Cheng and he now shared the same space. If one day the permission was upgraded, would he be able to go to her space or would she be able to enter his space? Li Weilan felt his heart skip a beat. He pursed his dry lips and looked at the screen seriously. Unlike playing games with Shen Cheng, when Li Weilan saw the upgrades of the base construction and layout, he was very clear about what was most important for the base at the moment. He didn¡¯t have most of the functions on Shen Cheng¡¯s phone. But when he saw the layout of the base, he immediately understood the limiting conditions for the base¡¯s upgrade and further development: resources. The housing satisfaction was currently the highest, but the variety of food was too small, and the most lacking was seeds to grow food on a large scale. Li Weilan immediately thought of his own space. If he used the rice seeds in his own space for planting, would they be able to grow in the base? Currently, most of the plants in the world have mutated, which means that even with the help of plant-type ability users, the base is unable to grow a variety of plants. Therefore, the only edible vegetable in the base is the breadfruit tree, which is already present in the hydroponic room. Looking at the current situation of the base, the hydroponic room is currently at Level 1, and can only grow Level 1 plants, which correspond to the ordinary rice in his space. If the hydroponic room is upgraded to Level 2, vegetables can be grown, which correspond to seeds priced between 4G and 10G in his space. However, purchasing seeds requires coins¡­ Immediately, Li Weilan understood how to play this snowball game: plant rice, sell rice, earn coins, buy new seeds, keep half of the seeds for continued planting to earn more money, and only leave a small portion of seeds to grow in the base before selling them¡­ Once this snowball is rolling, his space can serve as a perpetual motion machine, providing the base with a continuous supply of high-quality seeds and quickly enabling large-scale cultivation of new plants and development of new ingredients. However, there is one unique loophole in this chain structure that needs to be filled by a person: Fu Yanzhou. He needs Fu Yanzhou to take on all the ¡°results,¡± so that people in the base will not consider the rationality of the process too much. Fu Yanzhou¡­ Li Weilan looked at the ripe and red apples and oranges hanging on the branches in his space, picked one gently, and expressionlessly peeled a yellow-orange. He took a light bite, and the sweet juice slowly flowed into his throat, like Cheng whispering in his ear, ¡°I will always be with you.¡± Yes, that¡¯s what she promised. His mood slowly calmed down. He harvested all the grains in his space, but when it was time to sell them, Li Weilan realized that things weren¡¯t that simple? He had seen Cheng sell her harvest, and the grains disappeared instantly. But he tried and tested in the warehouse, and found¡­ No response at all. ¡°¡­¡± Li Weilan sighed silently at the warehouse full of grains. He knew it now: Shen Cheng only gave him control over the base, but not the buying and selling of grains or the use of coins! Therefore, for him, he could only harvest seeds, and all operations that required the use of coins could not be performed. He could only wait for her to come online. *** It took Shen Cheng three whole days before she logged into the game again. She had to admit, she felt ashamed. It was one thing to daydream about others, like male celebrities or characters from stories she liked. Those were common subjects for daydreams. Translated on ho lo lo novels dot com. But to daydream about herself as a game character, and especially about wearing clothes that made him happy, that was something she had never done before. She never thought she had any impure thoughts about him, but after having that kind of dream, and dreaming about those embarrassing poses and actions, she couldn¡¯t help but wonder if she actually wanted him to be a domineering CEO type who said things like ¡°woman, you have caught my attention¡± to her. But that wasn¡¯t it! She felt that her feelings towards him were just like those of a doting mother, hoping that he was well-fed, well-clothed, and free from suffering. Could it be that¡­ She suddenly realized something. Was it when she went out with him to sweep monsters, that the idea of him being able to fall in love made her heart beat faster? Hmm¡­ Shen Cheng analyzed her feelings for a moment and couldn¡¯t help but sigh. Even if it was just a game, after such a long time spent with him, she couldn¡¯t bear the thought of watching him get married, have children, or even do things like setting up a harem after he reached the pinnacle of his life, like in some emperor-themed games. She just couldn¡¯t do it. If he actually did something like that, she might even quit the game. Just thinking about that possibility made Shen Cheng feel suffocated. She also felt that her attitude towards cub seemed to have changed a bit. Originally, she may not have been aware of it, but this dream completely shattered her self-deception. Even dreaming about him, if she denied having any messy thoughts about cub, then she was just deceiving herself! But being infatuated with a game character whom she had only seen his face, it was doomed to be fruitless¡­ She could even imagine herself being heartbroken one day in the future, so Shen Cheng angrily thought: It¡¯s all because the actor is too handsome! She couldn¡¯t bear to uninstall the game, but she was also indecisive about playing it. So for the next three days, Shen Cheng continued to deceive herself by not playing the game. However, every time she saw the game¡¯s interface on her screen during those three days, she felt extremely tormented internally.Sandy: it¡¯s not because the actor is too handsome, it¡¯s because cub is just too cute ahhhhhh CH 64 After three days of inner turmoil, Shen Cheng knew deep down that she was deceiving herself, but her calmness had not led her to a conclusion. However, even if she didn¡¯t find a way out of the tangle, as soon as the deadline passed, she eagerly opened her phone. Her fingers seemed to have a mind of their own as they quickly tapped on the game icon. Her heart was racing with excitement and the feeling of waiting was so agonizing that she didn¡¯t even want to wait for a second. As the game loaded quickly and she saw the familiar screen, Shen Cheng felt a vague sense of relief deep within her. During the 72 hours that she hadn¡¯t played the game, a hidden worry in her heart was whether anything had happened to cub or the base. In addition, the mission to fend off the zombie siege in a month¡¯s time was urgent, and Shen Cheng knew that logging off at this time was a somewhat irresponsible act towards cub. The first thing Shen Cheng did after opening the game was not to say hello to Li Weilan, as she usually did, but to deceive herself by opening the ¡°base¡± page to check that everything seemed to be running smoothly and that no unexpected events had occurred. Only then did she slightly relax. After hesitating for a moment, Shen Cheng opened the main character page. In a rare scene, cub was sitting in the field of his space, looking at the field in front of him, which was gradually turning from green to golden. He rested his chin on his hand, lost in thought, and she didn¡¯t know what he was thinking about. Perhaps sensing her arrival, cub looked towards her direction, with a soft expression. Although Shen Cheng saw a deep and meaningful depth in his clear eyes, he greeted her, ¡°Good evening, Cheng.¡± The expression seemed to be able to penetrate the screen and understand every bit of her anxiety and entanglement in the past three days. Shen Cheng¡¯s heart trembled. In the moment when she met cub¡¯s eyes, she knew that all the emotional control in the past three days was about deceiving herself. She thought of him, cared for him, and even more than anyone else in her own world. However, what could she do? He was just¡­a paper man who didn¡¯t exist in reality, whom she couldn¡¯t touch or be with. Shen Cheng¡¯s gaze trembled, and her voice involuntarily became more emotional as she spoke: ¡°Good evening, Li Weilan.¡± Li Weilan keenly felt something was off. Her voice wasn¡¯t steady, unlike the usual one that carried a full of vitality and sunshine, but as if it had a shade of gloom. Her voice was trembling, but she tried to cover it up. Did something happen? Li Weilan thought for a moment and didn¡¯t ask directly. Instead, he said, ¡°Cheng, we all missed you during the past three days when you were gone.¡± He seemed to pause slightly when he said ¡°we,¡± and his words were so vague that it seemed like he was about to swallow the word ¡°we.¡± Roughly speaking, cub said that he missed me! Shen Cheng¡¯s face turned slightly red and she couldn¡¯t help but express her true thoughts: ¡°I miss you¡­all too.¡± After a moment of contemplation, she decided to be honest and added, ¡°But of course, the person I miss the most is you.¡± Every moment, she was thinking of him, wondering why she kept dreaming of him. Basically, she missed him. Li Weilan was surprised and speechless for a moment, not expecting such a sweet response from her. Although he tried to hide his own feelings, she didn¡¯t seem to care about the weight of her words, causing a huge ripple in his heart. But it made sense. Her type of missing was probably different from his. ¡°Cheng Cheng, were you busy these past three days?¡± Li Weilan asked her. ¡°Very busy!¡± Shen Cheng replied firmly, not willing to admit that she didn¡¯t go online due to inner conflict. There was no hesitation or guilt in her tone, ¡°Work is really busy!¡± ¡°¡­,¡± Li Weilan sensed that her answer was just an excuse and he wanted to ask about her job and if there were any problems. However, since she sounded so confident, he guessed that nothing was wrong after all. He let out a small sigh of relief. ¡°Let¡¯s observe a little longer,¡± he said to himself. He stood up from the field and dusted off his pants and pointed to the warehouse next to them. ¡°All the harvest from these three days is in the warehouse. The base has now established a very efficient scavenging mechanism, and the spoils of scavenging belong to the members of each team. Some of it is contributed to the base, but there are too few items that can be exchanged for credit points at the moment. We need to increase the types of items that can be exchanged.¡± As he spoke, Shen Cheng was selling the harvest in the warehouse. They had harvested 180 portions of rice in the thirty plots of land over the past three days. Sixty portions were used as seeds for replanting, so the current harvest was a total of 240G. In addition, the base had earned 150G per day from scavenging, so the base had stored 390G during the few days she was away. She listened to the sound of gold coins being added to her account and to what he was saying. She instantly understood what Li Weilan meant: they needed to introduce ¡°entertainment¡± and ¡°luxury goods¡± to the base! Shen Cheng thought about it for a moment. She hadn¡¯t figured out what to buy yet, but Li Weilan had already given her a suggestion: ¡°Vegetables and fruits are currently the first choice. The base now has a great chef. If we can increase the variety of food in the base, we should be able to greatly improve the satisfaction of the residents.¡± Shen Cheng opened the profile of the base¡¯s population and was surprised to find that Li Weilan was right. The result of the lack of vegetables and fruits was that many people in the base suffered from constipation and fever. Even if they managed to find some pre-apocalyptic vitamin pills, living underground without sunlight already made them prone to vitamin D deficiency, and coupled with the lack of intake of animal organs and the like, most of the people in the base had some nutritional imbalance problems. In fact, compared to those people in the wasteland who are satisfied with just having a meal, the lives of the people in the base are much better, and they do not complain. However, looking at the debuffs above their heads, Shen Cheng felt that life in the apocalypse was too difficult. She spent 80G to buy bean seeds and another 100G to buy cabbage seeds. These two types of vegetables are relatively easy to grow and produce a lot of yield, making them a suitable choice. Bean sprouts can be made into stir-fried bean sprouts, braised bean sprouts, while cabbage can be made into pickled cabbage, braised cabbage, and can also be paired with noodles and other types of pasta, providing a variety of options to prevent getting tired of eating the same thing. ** When Li Weilan entered the research room, Fu Yanzhou was busy with his research on the ability charging car ¨C this research has been going on for a while and is currently stuck on the stability of the battery. The reasons for several previous research failures were due to the unstable voltage of the ability charging which directly caused the battery to explode, or the poor stability of this type of car on bumpy external roads. Fu Yanzhou has been stuck in the energy application of this car for some time, and he has not found a breakthrough. At this time, he looked haggard, with a scruffy beard, and a sallow complexion. Seeing Li Weilan, Fu Yanzhou¡¯s voice was also hoarse: ¡°What¡¯s the matter?¡± ¡°Seeds.¡± Li Weilan put down what she was holding. She explained briefly, ¡°Don¡¯t ask me where these seeds come from, just put your name on them. Don¡¯t ask any more questions.¡± Fu Yanzhou picked up the plant seeds on the table. He found an instrument and tested it, and his expression changed. Li Weilan stood with his arms crossed, watching him manipulate the instrument. He repeated, ¡°Don¡¯t ask too much,¡± only after Fu Yanzhou tested and saw a shocking 0% pollution level from the seeds in his hand. Even before the apocalypse, this value would have caused a sensation and attracted the attention of the wealthy. If taken outside, Noah would become an instant paradise that everyone would flock to. Even if taken to their laboratory, the source of the seeds would still be repeatedly questioned. Li Weilan told him not to ask too much¡­ Fu Yanzhou¡¯s hand trembled nervously, and his inner turmoil lasted for a long time before he slowly asked, ¡°But if that¡¯s the case¡­ what about the people at the base?¡± Although he was socially anxious, he was not socially foolish. He knew that once all these achievements became his, there would be consequences, and the result would be that some people in the base would be very, very grateful to him. And this kind of adoration would be a challenge to the management of the base. Fu Yanzhou was not an ambitious person. Putting aside his guilt towards Li Weilan, he had no intention of seizing power. So he keenly felt the risks behind the seeds and bluntly asked about them. Li Weilan looked at him with a flicker in his eyes but did not explain his arrangements. Instead, he asked straightforwardly, ¡°Can you do it?¡± Fu Yanzhou hesitated for a long time while looking at Li Weilan¡¯s determined gaze before nodding. After Li Weilan left, Fu Yanzhou took the seeds and went to find Xi Bei. Xi Bei slowly inputted her plant-type ability into the seeds in front of her. When she felt the abundant and active vitality, Xi Bei let out a comfortable moan. She felt like she finally touched a certain obstacle in her ability. She knew that this was a sign that her ability was about to advance. Her ability was already at the second stage and was about to advance to the third stage. In the base, she produced a large number of seeds and planted a lot of breadfruit trees. Every day, she used up her ability and slowly recovered it. There was no doubt that this was extremely beneficial for her ability. The main reason why Xi Bei¡¯s ability could not advance in the past was that the plants she produced contained violent energy. After producing them, she often had to spend a lot of time waiting for her body to reject these violent abilities. If the rest time was not enough, it would cause a riot and damage to her ability, eventually leading to an ability outbreak. But it was different in Noah. These seeds¡­ Xi Bei looked at Fu Yanzhou with a shocked and doubtful expression in her eyes. Fu Yanzhou couldn¡¯t face her gaze that was once admiration but now turned into a playful look. He even lowered his head slightly, pursed his lips, and remained silent. His face was faintly red: he felt guilty under her gaze. Xi Bei smiled, and her voice was crisp as she said, ¡°Fu Yanzhou, did you do something wrong? You can¡¯t even look at me?¡± Translated on ho lo lo novels dot com. Fu Yanzhou muttered in a low voice, ¡°I¡¯m just here to deliver the seeds. I¡¯m done now. I have to go and be busy.¡± Xi Bei¡¯s eyes flickered, and she clapped her hands and smiled, ¡°Fu Yanzhou, you know you¡¯re really bad at lying!¡± Fu Yanzhou raised his head in confusion, looking lost and bewildered. Obviously, he had no idea how she had figured it out. ¡°Isn¡¯t it the seed you purified?¡± Xi Bei asked with a smirk, seeing Fu Yanzhou¡¯s blank expression. It suddenly dawned on her. That made sense. An uncontaminated good breed was just as astonishing as the Noah Base. Since the technology existed in the base, it was impossible to keep it a secret forever. However, now that it was public, could Fu Yanzhou, who was afraid of social interactions, withstand others¡¯ repeated questioning? It was probably impossible for him to keep the secret. Xi Bei poured a small amount of slightly contaminated water from her bottle into the cultivation solution in the hydroponic room ¨C it was just a small amount of water, not from the base¡¯s supply, but from her own bottle. This way, although the contamination level was not high, it wasn¡¯t completely nonexistent, which made it seem more believable. She turned around and saw Fu Yanzhou¡¯s suddenly enlightened expression. Xi Bei smiled and said, ¡°Now it¡¯s seamless!¡± It was nine parts true and one part false. If anyone found out, there would be less trouble. A small amount of contamination would not have a significant impact on the people who consumed the food in the base, and it would naturally be eliminated after a while. Fu Yanzhou scratched his head in confusion, whispered a thank you, and prepared to leave, but Xi Bei suddenly grabbed his sleeve and looked at him with her big sparkling eyes. ¡°Fu Yanzhou, I helped you cover up such a big loophole, how are you going to thank me?¡± ¡°¡­ ¡± Fu Yanzhou stepped back two steps, and her sudden approach almost tore his sleeves. Xi Bei wasn¡¯t discouraged, looking at him as he was about to run out the door, and said with a slight smile, ¡°My birthday is coming up in a few days. You have to give me a little gift!¡± CH 65 The first batch of vegetables grown with anomalous energy in the hydroponic room of the base was distributed to the ability users who went with Li Weilan to sweep the wasteland. The family of the deceased ability user received extra compensation points and three years of food rationing. Due to the man¡¯s selfless sacrifice before his death, the base gave extra compensation points. When his wife received the vegetables, her hands were trembling slightly. The woman distributing the vegetables looked at her with pity in her eyes. The breadwinner of the family had passed away, and his wife was still pregnant. Even with three years of food rationing, the future would still be difficult for them. She kindly whispered to the woman, ¡°Only the teams that go out to sweep the wasteland every day can exchange the base¡¯s credit points for vegetables. The amount is not much. I heard that the pollution produced within our base is very low and popular. You can try to go to the black market and exchange some dry food to store. There will be a lot of expenses when the child is born.¡± Of course, the black market referred to the underground black market. Ability users had started to trade privately in the tent area above the Noah base, mainly exchanging personal daily necessities with other bases¡¯ trading caravans and some individual traders. Although Noah was currently safe and food was abundant, it was still newly established, and the categories were relatively scarce. Some personal items such as perfumes, cigarettes, and alcohol could only be bought in the trading area above. Of course, vegetables and fruits were also long-term popular trading goods, but no one could exchange them before. Translated on ho lo lo novels dot com. The woman took her supplies and went to the black market. After selling the vegetables in her hand, she exchanged a few necessary items for daily life such as dried meat and salt and returned to the base. After she left, the man with glasses who had traded with her placed the vegetables he had received from her under the scanner in the tent area. When he saw the reading, he quickly went to find their leader and said, ¡°Boss, look at this pollution level!¡± The colorful vegetables that were neither deformed nor discolored, yet contaminated, were already striking enough. And when smelled, they were surprisingly crispy and full of moisture, just like before the end of the world, making one¡¯s mouth water. They followed the clues left by the octopus and finally made a big discovery. Although this 3% still had some gap from the value they suspected, it was the smallest value they had ever seen! The tall man glanced at the pollution meter in his hand and saw a reading of 3. Compared to other pollution levels that were hundreds of times higher, this pollution level¡­ was indeed eye-catching. But even if it was close to zero, it was not zero after all. Could someone turn something that was originally pollution-free into contaminated? From this reading, the suspicion of the Noah Base was not too great. But what worried him the most now was that the Noah Base did not know how to screen their applicants, and their people had not been able to infiltrate it yet. If they could not infiltrate it, they would have to fight hard. ¡°Send someone to try again and explore the bottom of this base. I still can¡¯t let go,¡± the man pushed his gold-rimmed glasses on his nose and gave a cold order. When playing a game, a new mission popped up for Shen Cheng: ¡¾You have triggered: Laboratory Probe Mission Chain 1. Please discreetly place Spy No. 1 in the laboratory and dispel the other party¡¯s suspicions. Mission failure will trigger: Laboratory Attack. Mission success will trigger subsequent probe plot.¡¿ Spy No. 1? The laboratory¡­ Shen Cheng was shocked, suspecting that this laboratory mission was related to the laboratory where Li Weilan and Quan Quan had stayed before. Did people from the laboratory follow them to the base? Just by looking at this mission, it was clear that this group of people had not yet entered the base. Shen Cheng moved the camera to the waiting area above and saw a bunch of humanoid monsters with yellow health bars. Based on the health bars and ¡°???¡± above their heads, they were definitely tougher enemies than the large zombie father and son encountered during the previous sweep! Shen Cheng suspected that this game was fooling her. First, she had to place the spy in the base and dispel their suspicions¡­ but wasn¡¯t the base full of vulnerabilities? Quan Quan was a problem, Li Weilan was a problem, and the black technology was still a problem! If they placed the spy inside but failed to cover their tracks, the base would undoubtedly suffer heavy casualties. In this case, wouldn¡¯t it be better to just leave the spy outside and fight them directly? But looking at this, it¡¯s a series of tasks, and Shen Cheng suspects that the follow-up of this task chain is related to the revenge of the hatchling. She gritted her teeth and tried to hide both the hatchling and the octopus monster, but found that the game displayed ¡°Task not yet started, please put in spy No.1¡±. ¡°¡­¡± It seems like a race against time to grab this task. Shen Cheng dragged a bunch of little people with ¡°friendly¡± relationships into Noah, and in the middle, ¡°conveniently¡± put in the little person with ¡°Spy No.1¡± written on its head. Spy No.1 walked into Noah with the crowd. On the phone screen, as soon as this little person entered Noah, its eyes widened, looking left and right, even wanting to touch the walls and floor of the base, regardless of any perspective, it was not much different from the wasteland wanderer who had opened his mouth wide for the first time next to it. Even more shocked, it looked like it had never seen the world before! If it weren¡¯t for the name ¡°Spy No.1¡± on its head, Shen Cheng might even think that this person didn¡¯t look like a spy from their actions and demeanor! But this game is really convenient, everyone else has a full name, and the cannon fodder is just Spy No.1. What she didn¡¯t know was that the person was really shocked. From the first step of approaching Noah, even if he was an outsider, as an experimental subject, he knew very clearly the technological content and difficulty involved in building such an underground steel fortress! He even touched every pillar and every brick of this sky-defying structure with near-worshipful reverence. ¡°Please follow the footsteps of the spy and complete the base inspection.¡± On the phone screen, a switch perspective option appeared. With a light touch, the screen changed to the view of spy number one. This was the first time that Shen Cheng had ever entered the perspective of a game character to view Noah Base. The spy walked forward, seemingly dazed and even swaying the camera as if he was drunk. After a while, the camera suddenly stopped at the sign for the laboratory. Fu Yanzhou pushed open the door of the laboratory, looking exhausted. The spy saw his face and froze. Shen Cheng thought for a moment, then switched away from the spy¡¯s point of view. She quickly entered Fu Yanzhou¡¯s laboratory and discovered that there was only one completed ability charging board model on the experimental table. She hid it and replaced all the experimental supplies on the table with the trash she had picked up while collecting reed seeds, such as polluted apple seeds and unhealthy cucumber seedlings. After finishing all of this, Shen Cheng opened the laboratory door a crack. As expected, after a while, the spy looked left and right and sneaked into the room. He had no idea that someone was watching his every move carefully on their phone! Spy number one carefully examined each petri dish and plant seed, using a device to scan them one by one. He found that the pollution levels varied but were mostly between 10 and 50. He breathed a sigh of relief and a speech bubble appeared above his head: ¡°Why is Fu Yanzhou here!¡± He really knows Fu Yanzhou! When Spy No.1 wandered around the room and strolled around the base after his morale was boosted, he returned to the wasteland with a worried look on his face. The task was quickly updated: [Probe Mission 1 in the laboratory has ended. Triggered: Probe Mission 2 in the laboratory: Please observe Spy No. 1 and Fu Yanzhou¡¯s conversation, coordinate personnel, help Fu Yanzhou answer questions and dispel doubts. Failure triggers Laboratory Attack. Completion triggers Laboratory Series Mission 3.] Just as she received this follow-up probe mission, Spy No. 1 had already walked into the base again. Fu Yanzhou was thinking with his head down at the time, suddenly felt someone approaching, was startled, raised his head and saw someone he vaguely recognized, but couldn¡¯t remember the name for a while, and frowned. ¡°You are¡­¡± He hesitated for a moment and couldn¡¯t remember, then shook his head. ¡°Outsiders are not welcome in the laboratory. You should leave.¡± ¡°Professor Fu has a bad memory,¡± Spy No.1 smirked. ¡°It seems you don¡¯t remember me. Do you still remember your senior brother?¡± Fu Yanzhou¡¯s face instantly turned pale. His eyes seemed to see some nightmare, staring wide, fingers clasping the wall to support his body, unable to speak. Shen Cheng could tell from his body language that he was extremely nervous¡ªbecause she had also experienced this extreme sense of insecurity when someone invaded her social safety zone. In this state of unease, she couldn¡¯t speak and her mind went blank. It seems that the person referred to as ¡°senior brother¡± in his words is nothing but a nightmare for Fu Yanzhou! Shen Cheng carefully looked at what Fu Yanzhou was busy with. She clicked on the small object in Fu Yanzhou¡¯s hand and enlarged it a bit. The game displayed a line of small characters: [Failed Cake Embryo] Is it a cake? Shen Cheng couldn¡¯t help but laugh, but she immediately understood what was going on ¨C Fu Yanzhou wasn¡¯t doing research, he was making a cake! Previously, Xi Bei had just told him about her birthday, and it seemed that this cake was what he was going to make for her. ** Xi Bei was focused on inputting plant-type abilities in her room when suddenly, she felt a soft force push her back. ¡°!!!¡± She looked around but couldn¡¯t find anyone! But Xi Bei quickly realized that the person pushing her was probably the actual owner of the base that her brother and the others had been talking about, the mysterious woman who was like a dragon that couldn¡¯t be seen! It was the first time she had felt her presence! Xi Bei was a little excited. She followed the mysterious force and soon appeared in front of a slightly open laboratory door. What did that woman want her to do in the laboratory? Translated on ho lo lo novels dot com. Xi Bei curiously pushed the door open a little, and the scene before her eyes made her anger rise. Instead of rushing in to defend the young man, Fu Yanzhou, she observed for a moment. His movements showed more resistance, disgust, and unease, but not much fear. In other words, they must be old acquaintances! Was it appropriate for her to enter? Unlike the spy with their back to the door, Fu Yanzhou had already noticed the door¡¯s movement. He quickly realized what was happening, but his change in expression immediately aroused the spy¡¯s suspicion. Spy #1 turned around and saw a girl at the door, and just as they were about to pounce, they heard Fu Yanzhou¡¯s voice: ¡°Didn¡¯t you ask me why I was in Noah?¡± He paused and then exclaimed, ¡°She¡¯s the reason.¡± Xi Bei was dumbfounded. Fu Yanzhou stuffed a dark lump into her hand ¨C God knows, he didn¡¯t actually say or do anything, whether it was the action or the words, all controlled by her like a puppet master. The spy couldn¡¯t see it, but Xi Bei clearly saw that his mouth didn¡¯t move, yet the voice¡­it was Fu Yanzhou¡¯s! Shen Cheng frantically typed this sentence on the page and stuffed the cake into Xi Bei¡¯s hand. Seeing the shocked expressions of Fu Yanzhou and the spy, she secretly revealed a little auntie smile. Xi Bei understood quickly. She took a glance at the spy¡¯s unfamiliar face, smiled in extreme cooperation, and hugged Fu Yanzhou¡¯s shoulder, covering up his shocked expression. ¡°Thank you, Zhou Zhou! You¡¯re so good to me. My ability is going to upgrade again!¡± Spy #1 looked at the green glow in her hand and felt the surging power of her ability, which was about to reach level 3. Finally, he relaxed a little. Since Noah had Fu Yanzhou, and he suddenly had a crush who was also a plant ability user, then¡­it seemed reasonable and logical. CH 66 ¡¾The probing mission 2 of the laboratory has been completed. Please inform the main character about this matter.¡¿ Shen Cheng felt a sinking feeling in her heart: this matter was definitely related to cub! She had previously suspected that the ¡°senior brother¡± mentioned by the spy might be the person who had disagreed with Fu Yanzhou and had been ruthless towards cub in order to obtain results. If missions 1 and 2 failed, it was obvious that the subsequent task line of the laboratory would be cut off. She remembered that when Fu Yanzhou wanted cub to cooperate with him in the experiment, he promised to help Li Weilan find the location of the laboratory. It seemed that this line should be pursued here. Shen Cheng opened the main character page. ¡°I have something to tell you,¡± Shen Cheng said directly. ¡°Fu Yanzhou¡¯s ¡®senior brother¡¯ seems to be in the camp above our base.¡± On the screen, cub froze like his whole body had been frozen, and his smile disappeared: the people from the laboratory had come to the base? What did they want to do? Did they discover something? Li Weilan¡¯s heartbeat accelerated. On the phone screen, although cub tried to remain calm, three exclamation marks instantly appeared above his head, indicating that he was clearly not calm.¡± When cub¡¯s clear gaze forcibly looked at her calmly, it almost made Shen Cheng¡¯s heart break. ¡°Hey, cub, don¡¯t worry! Mother can handle it!¡± Shen Cheng hurriedly explained, ¡°It¡¯s nothing, they came because of the low pollution level of the vegetables. But they ran into Fu Yanzhou on the way, and he managed to fool them without arousing any suspicion.¡± Hearing her anxious tone of explanation, Li Weilan breathed a sigh of relief instead. He felt a bit embarrassed inwardly: he thought he had concealed his thoughts quite well, but in front of her, it seemed like he was completely transparent, and she could see everything clearly. In front of her, it seemed like he didn¡¯t have any secrets at all. However, since she said that Fu Yanzhou had ¡°fooled¡± them, then there shouldn¡¯t be any problem. When he wasn¡¯t looking, she had already helped the base resolve a huge crisis. But after this incident, there seemed to be an invisible thread and hidden worry: could it be that something had attracted the lab to track down Noah so quickly? Noah¡¯s current strength was not enough to contend with the lab and the several major bases they controlled. Li Weilan felt somewhat guilty: if it weren¡¯t for her, Noah might have fallen into a crisis this time. Li Weilan asked, ¡°Cheng Cheng, is he alone?¡± Shen Cheng didn¡¯t want to lie to him. She answered seriously, ¡°No, he¡¯s not alone.¡± ¡°Can we kill him without any harm?¡± Li Weilan asked. Shen Cheng looked at the store. The ¡°artifacts¡± in the store worth tens of thousands of yuan, such as nuclear bombs, could guarantee the destruction of the opponent with just one hit. But unfortunately, she couldn¡¯t afford it. She couldn¡¯t even afford to borrow money to spend on it. She honestly replied, feeling a bit helpless, ¡°No, I¡¯m sorry.¡± It¡¯s because I¡¯m too poor. ¡°Don¡¯t say that, Cheng Cheng,¡± Li Weilan stood up and anxiously looked towards the screen. His heart ached when she said that, almost extinguishing his urge to fight. He knew that if he fought desperately, she wouldn¡¯t sit idly by ¨C and when that happens, her own life rhythm will definitely be disrupted. She cares about him, and isn¡¯t he the same! He couldn¡¯t bear to let her spend her hard-earned money on his life. ¡°We still have a lot of time to take it slow.¡± Wait until Noah becomes powerful enough, wait until Noah can kill them all without any harm¡­ On this side, Li Weilan made up his mind, and Shen Cheng¡¯s mission was updated in real time: [Fu Yanzhou seems to have something to say. Please listen to Li Weilan¡¯s conversation with him and wait for further mission instructions.] ** As soon as the man left, Fu Yanzhou quickly released Xi Bei¡¯s hand. A faint redness flashed across his pale cheeks. Xi Bei looked at him curiously and giggled, ¡°Fu Yanzhou, since you said it was for me, shouldn¡¯t you be responsible for my reputation?¡± Fu Yanzhou quickly stepped back. His gaze flickered, but he dared not look at Xi Bei. He only looked at the dark cake in her hand and said in a trembling voice, ¡°I¡¯m¡­I¡¯m sorry?¡± ¡°Fu Yanzhou,¡± Xi Bei¡¯s eyes spun around. She had noticed before that Fu Yanzhou was actually in a position of neither high nor low in the base. He had merits, but when it came to reliable relationships, closeness, and position, he might not even be as good as her silly brother. ¡°Who was that person just now? And what¡¯s the matter with what he said?¡± Fu Yanzhou¡¯s lips trembled slightly. He didn¡¯t speak immediately. His psychic ability had already sensed the approach of another powerful ability user outside the door¨Cit should be Li Weilan. Fu Yanzhou pushed Xi Bei away. He straightened his body and carefully moved away from Xi Bei. Just as he had done all this, he heard the door being pushed open from the outside. Li Weilan walked in. He felt that the atmosphere in the room was not right. Although there was still a bit of distance between the two, Li Weilan keenly sensed the silent ambiguous atmosphere between them. Xi Bei saw him come in and knew he had business to attend to. She winked at Fu Yanzhou and turned to look at Li Weilan, nodding obediently and saying, ¡°Brother Li, I¡¯m leaving first.¡± As soon as she left, Fu Yanzhou¡¯s expression returned to his usual coldness. He pressed his nose bridge and when he looked up again, his expression was calm, appearing normal again. ¡°Someone came to the lab just now.¡± ¡°I already know,¡± Li Weilan calmly spoke and nodded. He found a chair and sat down, his scrutinizing gaze passing over Fu Yanzhou¡¯s face, ¡°They found us very quickly.¡± Fu Yanzhou was stunned for a moment and instinctively explained, ¡°It¡¯s not me¡­¡± His quick response implied that he might have been the one who leaked information. ¡°I believe you,¡± Li Weilan interrupted him and nodded, ¡°If it was you, they wouldn¡¯t have left so easily.¡± His words did not doubt Fu Yanzhou¡¯s intention. He misunderstood. If Fu Yanzhou leaked the information, then they already have evidence of Noah Base¡¯s black technology, and they wouldn¡¯t need to send spies. The fact that the person contacted Fu Yanzhou instead showed that he had no ill intentions, at least not at the moment. Fu Yanzhou hesitated for a moment and then continued with his previous train of thought, ¡°Although I left the laboratory, I know their style. This time, even though I managed to send them away, it will only delay them for a while. My senior brother is very meticulous, and they will come back sooner or later. It won¡¯t be easy to send them away then.¡± Li Weilan gave him a deep look. What Fu Yanzhou said was similar to what he was thinking. There are many things in Noah that are hidden from the public eye. This incident was only a limited exposure, and they could use Fu Yanzhou¡¯s research ability as a pretext to cover it up. But sooner or later, it will be exposed to the world. Moreover, if Noah wants to grow and expand, they cannot avoid hiring people and expanding their reputation. In the future, they will inevitably face the research institute. He didn¡¯t ask how long this ¡°delay¡± could last, but only asked one question, ¡°How can abilities be advanced?¡± Fu Yanzhou hesitated for a moment and gave a very direct answer, ¡°Combat.¡± He closed his eyes and tentatively contacted Li Weilan¡¯s body with his mental power. He could feel the tight defense around him, and there was no leakage of his breath. ¡°You are now at the peak of Tier 3, right?¡± Fu Yanzhou confirmed. ¡°Yes,¡± Li Weilan replied, unsurprised. His ability stabilized at the third-order peak after coming out of the mutant wolf pack, but since then he has made no progress. The upgrade from first to second order happened when he was killing zombies in his early days and suddenly leveled up. The upgrade from second to third order was done in the laboratory. For him, these two upgrades were not experiences that could be referenced. ¡°My senior brother is already at the fifth order,¡± Fu Yanzhou suddenly said. Li Weilan¡¯s pupils contracted. ¡°The method he used to upgrade was extremely cruel,¡± Fu Yanzhou said, ¡°He made countless modifications to himself. He almost did all the experiments you guys did on himself.¡± Li Weilan¡¯s face changed. It¡¯s terrifying when one person is ruthless towards others, but it¡¯s even more terrifying when they¡¯re ruthless towards themselves. Those experiments were incredibly painful. Li Weilan couldn¡¯t imagine anyone willing to try them on themselves one by one. Translated on ho lo lo novels dot com. ¡°My senior brother didn¡¯t have any abilities at first, but he cut out the ability core of others,¡± Fu Yanzhou¡¯s gaze gradually dimmed, ¡°Since then, we have had disagreements. But my senior brother told me that humans are too weak in the face of nature, and everything we do is to explore a new path to save the remaining humans from extinction.¡± Nonsense! This was what Li Weilan and Shen Cheng, who was staring at the screen, thought. Even if the starting point was truly for the sake of humanity, those who used this insane and ruthless method were either warmongers or lunatics. ¡°I can¡¯t stop my senior brother, but the fact that he reached the fifth order at least shows that his method of upgrading is correct,¡± Fu Yanzhou fell silent for a moment, ¡°Fight, consume, replenish abilities, and you can advance quickly. But¡­ what about Noah if you choose that path?¡± Observing up to this point, Shen Cheng completely understood why the game was called ¡°spectator¡±. She smiled happily and said to Li Weilan, ¡°Noah is mine! You go out and fight, I will defend the base!¡± This cooperation is very nice! Translated on ho lo lo novels dot com. Li Weilan and she both thought of this at the same time, his mouth slightly hooked up, his smile was sincere and sweet ¨C that was the confidence she gave him: ¡°Since your master uses this advanced method, then you must have suitable targets, right? You tell me, we¡¯ll take them on one by one.¡± The game popped up a new prompt: [Desolate Map: Updated.] [Main Character¡¯s Wish: Closed Door Mode. The main character is about to backpack and travel in closed door mode. In this mode, you can view battle records, send items and voice messages. Turn off instant messaging and turn off pay-to-win mode. Agree or not? Y/N] Shen Cheng was stunned, ¡°You want to go into closed-door cultivation?¡± Li Weilan was only thinking in his mind, ¡°I want to train myself well, I don¡¯t want her to worry about me or spend money on me.¡± But from her tone, it seemed like it would show up as ¡°closed-door cultivation¡± on her end? If he closed the door, he would think of her. But he wanted to become stronger and break through the level restrictions with his own power. There was no reason why that person could do it, but he couldn¡¯t. Longing for love but short on courage, what Li Weilan wants is to be with her day and night. But perhaps this means a temporary separation for now. He closed his eyes and heard himself say hoarsely, ¡°I want to become stronger on my own.¡± Shen Cheng was stunned for a moment. She finally realized what it feels like to raise a child who wants to leave the nest. Wuwuwu, it hurts so much. My cub said he wants to go into closed-door cultivation! However, as long as baby wants to do it, mom will always support you! Shen Cheng closed his eyes and clicked on ¡°Agree to enter seclusion mode.¡± ** On the other side, the senior brother was surprised when he heard the news of Fu Yanzhou¡¯s presence in the Noah Base. Fu Yanzhou was soft-hearted, but in the end, although the two had different opinions and did not cooperate, they did not have any major conflicts. If he wanted power, Fu Yanzhou would retreat. If he wanted the laboratory, Fu Yanzhou would leave. To put it nicely, he had social anxiety, to put it bluntly, he was weak. A weak person can be shaken in his determination and suppressed in his will, and then used at will. So he wasn¡¯t worried that Fu Yanzhou would become a threat to him. But Fu Yanzhou¡¯s ability was obvious to all, and such a person¡­ There was no need to push him into a corner. ¡°Since it¡¯s my junior brother¡¯s masterpiece,¡± he paused, ¡°let¡¯s forget it. Let¡¯s look for other clues.¡± CH 67 Noah base now has a relatively complete sweeping mechanism, and the psyches of the ability users to go out sweeping and exploring are very active. However, when Shen Cheng carefully examined the base, she discovered a problem: there were injured and sick ability users in the base. And, it¡¯s not a small number. This is really annoying. In the wasteland, it is generally difficult for injured people to receive very fast treatment, and usually the ability users team of large bases will be equipped with healing-type ability users to avoid casualties caused by the healing-type ability not keeping up. But Shen Cheng searched the entire base and couldn¡¯t find any healing-type abilities. She suddenly remembered the woman with the mutant beast that they encountered in the villa area before, and now Shen Cheng realized belatedly how scarce healing-type abilities were. She was so worried that she couldn¡¯t help but grumble to cub. If they had brought that person back as a healing tool, it would have been great! Even if they locked her up and let her treat people, it would still be a punishment, right? Letting her go was such a waste of her talent! And now the worst part is, she is particularly worried that cub will go ¡®challenge himself¡¯ and seek a breakthrough. What if he gets injured or gets sick on the way? Although the special-effect medicine used to treat his arm before is omnipotent, it is expensive and not cost-effective. Moreover, it¡¯s okay to have cub spend money alone, but if they have to spend money on all the injured and sick people in the base, her wallet won¡¯t be able to handle it! They still have to find a one-time solution. Without a healing ability user, the ¡°clinic¡± under the functional room is useless even if bought. But another building caught Shen Cheng¡¯s eye and brightened it up: the pharmacy, which can only be purchased with a second-tier base upgrade, is perfect for Noah now. ¡¾Pharmacy: Produces 10 doses of special medicine per day. Production requires a prerequisite condition: Chinese medicine field.¡¿ But both the Chinese medicine field and the pharmacy require upgrading the main base first. To upgrade from Tier 1 to Tier 2, there must be at least 400 ordinary people and 100 ability users in the base, as well as enough resources for 500 people to use: water, food, and electricity. Currently, there aren¡¯t enough people. Shen Cheng used the money she saved before to buy the room and then pulled a bunch of people from the waiting area. The population of the base quickly reached 500 people. The original inhabitants of the base listened to the system¡¯s announcement of new arrivals all day, almost numb to it. In just one day, the base screened a bunch of new people. After this group moved in, the base became much more lively. But others didn¡¯t feel much, and Xi Bei walked around the base, feeling a little worried: as the population grew, things in the base began to get more complicated. When there were fewer people, friction between individuals wasn¡¯t so severe, but as soon as there were more people, especially in times of scarce resources, various problems would arise. For example, one of the biggest problems in Noah now is the ¡°distance¡± between ability users and non-ability users¡­ Yes, the ¡°distance¡± isn¡¯t so clear. Xi Bei and some of the core members in the base naturally know that there is a ¡°power catalyst¡± in Noah Base. This is the hope for ordinary people¡¯s future, although it cannot be mass-produced at present and there is said to be a certain risk of death, but considering the probability of success, those who know the news are firmly united under the leadership of the base and cannot possibly have any dissident thoughts. However, this is not the case for newcomers, especially those with abilities. After the initial novelty wears off and their awe of the base decreases, they begin to complain about why Noah¡¯s level of attention to them as people with abilities is far less than that of other major bases in the end times. For example, major bases like Tenglong treat people with abilities and non-abilities almost as if they are from different worlds. Even if a person with abilities kills a commoner on the street, they can still escape calmly and sometimes even get away with it ¡°legally and reasonably.¡± But this is not the case in Noah. Noah¡¯s regulations are very strict, so strict that they begin to doubt if they are still living in a peaceful era instead of the post-apocalyptic wasteland of survival of the fittest! For people with abilities, this is undoubtedly uncomfortable. Those who are used to being above the law naturally feel very dissatisfied with the loss of their privileges, and this dissatisfaction¡­Shen Cheng is worried that it will definitely have an outlet. Although Li Weilan went to ¡°train,¡± Shen Cheng still pays attention to the ¡°satisfaction level¡± within the base. In her view, the situation in the digitalized base is more intuitive and clear. She also noticed that although this group of newcomers in the tent area all seem ¡°friendly,¡± their satisfaction level decreases when they arrive at Noah. She zoomed in on one of the small figures and curiously selected ¡°camera follow.¡± This is a male figure. Beside his head, it says ¡°metal-type ability¡±. It seems like he is an ability user. Despite being an ability user, he can only choose to live in the most common dormitory since he has not contributed enough to the base. When he gets up from bed, he looks grumpy, and the word ¡°lost¡± appears beside his head. He sits on the edge of the bed for a while, feeling lost. Then he realizes he is living next to a family. He looks over and sees the neighbor¡¯s child crying softly. The word ¡°annoyed¡± appears beside his head. He looks up at the ceiling, pounds the bed for a while, then the part of the bed he hit becomes thick metal. He seems surprised and quickly pulls back his hand. Looking around and seeing that no one noticed, he stands up. As a metal-type ability user, his first thought after getting up is to find a job in the base. He tries the weapon room first. However, there are already people working in the weapon room. The weapon room in the base is currently only level one, and they can only produce a limited number of weapons. The male figure stands at the door and looks inside. He makes a disgusted expression and mutters ¡°whatever¡±. He thinks there¡¯s no challenge here, but he still walks over and asks if they need any help. He finds out they are already full. ¡°¡­¡± In other bases, metal-type ability users might be able to help reinforce walls or do construction, but all of Noah¡¯s outer defenses are underground and don¡¯t require that. Since the weapon room is already full, the male figure loses the chance to work inside the base. He walks around the ¡°sweeping team¡± locations, but he finds out that the teams are all full and not looking for level one members. Feeling lost, he does some hard labor and quietly returns to his dormitory. Hmm, I just want to sleep as soon as I lay down. He was awoken miserably by the noise from next door. The little guy jumped up in anger and almost got into a fight with the boy next door who had woken him up. He probably realized that he was an adult with special abilities while the other was just a kid living in a base with strict rules. He hesitated for a long time but ultimately decided to let it go. However, the little guy next to him still said a few things. Seeing himself standing alone, he sighed silently and looked down at his feet, feeling pathetic. Even Shen Cheng felt a little pity for these ability users in the base who couldn¡¯t find a fixed team and had no ¡°fixed job¡±. This little guy was just a representative of the batch of people who were not very satisfied with the base. Metal ability users¡­ Shen Cheng looked at the building and smiled evilly. On the research and development side, Fu Yanzhou¡¯s ¡°ability charging car prototype¡± progress bar was almost full. Building a superpower prototype car required a large amount of copper, and refined copper cost 10G per unit. However, raw copper ore only cost 1G! This was an extremely profitable deal. Although refining required the purchase of a refining room, the purchase price of 100G was still worth it. A metal ability user could refine 10 units of copper ore a day, which was enough to buy a house after rounding up. The little person quickly received a notice from the base: [Message: You have been admitted to the ¡°Ore Refining Room¡±. Please report for duty.] With stable employment, the little person¡¯s satisfaction visibly increased. Besides the ability users, there were also some women with low satisfaction levels. Looking at the situation, Shen Cheng began to worry. There were some women with particularly low satisfaction levels, and yet, they were still pretty! Opening a brothel in the base was impossible. She would never allow such a sinful thing to appear in the Noah base. Even if she wanted to, the game manufacturer would not agree. This kind of thing would definitely be harmonized. Apart from the brothel, what else needed a large number of ordinary female workers? Shen Cheng thought for a moment and added textile factories and taverns to her waiting list for purchase. Translated on ho lo lo novels dot com. The textile factory required a large number of female workers. After the reed planting was successful, the ability users would need to extract the fiber strands and then weave them into fabric. At least 20 female workers were needed to start a textile factory, and it could accommodate up to 40 female workers working together. But after she purchased the textile factory, the base¡¯s ¡°uniform¡± began to become popular among the base. It became one of the ¡°luxury goods¡± that ability users most liked to exchange for after a day of killing and cleaning. Wearing the uniform not only represents a sense of belonging to the base, but also, only those who have worn it know that there is too much high-tech in the uniform! When Fu Yanzhou received the seed for research, he felt that the fiber in the seed had been improved. The extracted fiber has similar advantages to the pre-apocalyptic Tian Silk, with both breathability and smoothness, and most importantly, it even fixed the problem of Tian Silk, possessing unmatched durability and wear resistance compared to other fabrics. As a major contributor, he was naturally willing to exchange contribution points for things. After trying it on, even he was stunned: Is this a uniform? In some small bases, this could be issued as combat gear! Some of the ability users wore it out and came back after crawling and rolling, only to find that their cotton underwear had ripped, but the outer layer of the uniform was still intact. In addition, the ¡°Noah¡± logo on the chest became even more vibrant. This is not a product that consumes points, but a welfare given by the base, right? And for the female workers in the textile factory, this welfare is equivalent to their monthly salary! The female workers in the textile factory, who were once looked down upon, gradually found that they could stand tall and proud. The textile factory has become one of the most popular workplaces in the base. After a series of stable measures and purchases, the hearts of the people in the base gradually stabilized. CH 68 Li Weilan panted as he landed on the ground, facing a mutant giant cockroach with a severed head and body. The green slime was splattered everywhere, and his arm had some burning marks that still hurt. This huge cockroach had evolved to have a huge jaw, densely packed teeth, and countless compound eyes compared to its pre-apocalyptic peers, and its slime seemed to be a toxic and corrosive liquid. The first time he encountered it, he suffered a major loss, and a spatial rift opened up, allowing the cockroach to escape with a broken leg, but the green slime ¡°splashed¡± onto his arm and instantly burned a huge blister. The cockroach¡¯s vitality was terrifying. When it realized it might not be able to defeat the person in front of it, it even deliberately broke its own foot almost ¡°zero distance¡± from Li Weilan. Fortunately, Li Weilan had been prepared for this move and kept a safe distance. Its foot almost immediately grew back. Li Weilan had been carefully observing its every move: after breaking its leg, the cockroach was protecting the broken side very carefully, and the color of the foot on its dark brown body was slightly lighter. Li Weilan recalled his time in the research institute. Although the healed wounds had been healed, after being treated with healing abilities, the body had to rest for a period of time before researchers could continue studying it. Otherwise, people with weaker physiques would not be able to endure it. Healing ability can only treat surface wounds that are still bleeding, but it can¡¯t heal internal organ damage or internal vitality! This cockroach broke off its leg to use its corrosive bodily fluid to injure him, but its internal vitality couldn¡¯t immediately recover. Li Weilan immediately realized what was happening. In the midst of his attacks, he discreetly mixed in several attacks aimed at the cockroach¡¯s side. As expected, the cockroach was particularly vigilant towards the spot where its leg had been severed. Its body was covered with a smooth, hard shell that was slippery and almost impossible to attack, making it difficult to find a place to start. But now, it had a vulnerability. Li Weilan repeatedly attacked its weak spot until finally, the giant cockroach let out a sharp scream, and its severed leg did not immediately grow back. It lost its balance with a snap and fell to the ground, and Li Weilan dealt a heavy blow. A spatial rift slashed between its head and body, and when the giant cockroach fell to the ground, large amounts of green blood spattered out. Li Weilan inevitably got some on himself. He was unharmed, but the uncovered part of his arm was heavily scarred and burned. With the battle over, Li Weilan only now felt the sudden onset of pain. He looked down apathetically and took a deep breath, feeling a bit sorry as he saw that his clothes were riddled with holes and were no longer wearable. This is the first set of clothes she gave him. The lollipop is still in his pocket, but the first battle he went through destroyed one of the pieces of clothing. Li Weilan felt a sudden pain in his heart, but the pain in his arm was not as intense in comparison. He took a deep breath and stood up. The area where the giant cockroach was located was probably a former landfill site. It emitted a foul smell when it drilled in and out. Li Weilan looked closely and found some human remains that the cockroach had left behind in the garbage pile. Li Weilan struggled to light a fire and watched the flames rise, illuminating the dark sky over the landfill site. The firelight illuminated his face, which showed no excitement despite his hard-won victory. His heroic face also showed a hint of fatigue. Throughout his journey, he challenged himself, explored the boundaries of his abilities in battle, but Li Weilan suddenly realized that his desire for her was greater than the joy of his depleted abilities, physical exhaustion, and seemingly touching the indescribable boundary. She hasn¡¯t shown up so far. He looked at his arm: this time, no one wrapped and medicated him. This time, there was no gentle care from her. Just as he rubbed his forehead wearily, a package suddenly fell from the sky, and a white pigeon flew from somewhere and ¡°cuckooed¡± twice above his head, making a mocking, mother hen-like sound. It flapped its snow-white wings, then flew into the darkness in the distance. Package? The package in front of him didn¡¯t look particularly large, but just looking at it made his heart start pounding. Li Weilan reached out and opened it: inside lay a plain gray shirt and a box of well-sealed medicine. The wrapping paper instantly turned into a mist and dissipated, leaving behind her gentle voice, its lingering notes drifting through the air: ¡°Take good care of yourself, Lan Lan!¡± Li Weilan¡¯s lips twitched slightly, and although her voice was very soft, one could still discern her care ¨C ¡°You too.¡± ** Shen Cheng looked at the newly produced ¡°special medicine¡± and ¡°comfortable sportswear¡± being manufactured in the base, and the first thing that came to her mind was to send the first finished product to cub who knows where. If she wasn¡¯t looking at the game chart, she would have thought she was playing Travel Frog. Shen Cheng really couldn¡¯t believe that after the previous plot ended, the main character¡¯s profile only showed ¡°Main character is out exploring¡±, and she couldn¡¯t interact with or even say hello to him. She said ¡°Hello, Li Weilan¡± into the air a few times, but unfortunately, it really did turn into ¡°talking to thin air,¡± with no response. Cub packed his backpack and went out to explore, and as a mother, Shen Cheng was really worried! Shen Cheng searched the internet to see how others raised their frog sons, and she took some notes: it seems that all she can do is prepare medicine, clothes, food, and a stable home for cub! She hoped that when the cub returned home, the family would be thriving, stable, and making progress; what he would see was a stable base, not a mess that still needed his help to straighten out. After the base had enough population, the control console was upgraded to a second-tier base. The second-tier base had many more buildings available for purchase, such as entertainment facilities. However, the first thing Shen Cheng bought was a medicinal herb field. After arranging manpower for the medicinal herb field, the base¡¯s pharmaceutical factory could begin producing basic medicines. The first-tier pharmaceutical factory could only produce ¡°Universal Trauma Medicine,¡± which was mainly used for trauma. It was not useful for colds, diarrhea, and other illnesses, but it was effective for some injuries caused by fighting or exploration. Shen Cheng was worried about the cub¡¯s safety while he was out ¡°adventuring¡± and wanted to let him know that everything in the base was normal, so she used the ¡°message delivery¡± function in the game to send a message, instead of leaving it in the space, in case he missed it. ¡°Ding Dong!¡± The game showed ¡°Delivered,¡± and a line of text popped up: ¡°Li Weilan is very happy.¡± Wow, cub was easily satisfied! Shen Cheng was surprised at how easily cub could be pleased! She looked inside the base, and most of the injured little people were coming out of the medical cabin on their way to the pharmaceutical factory after treatment, and their wounds were completely healed. It was so much more comfortable to see them no longer in tatters. She nodded satisfactorily. ** ¡°The medical cabin in the base¡­¡± Jin Hong hesitated to speak, and he secretly showed the man his wound, his face full of the word ¡°conflicted¡±. Chai Yi knew what he was talking about. The healing effect like this was something they couldn¡¯t even dare to imagine before the apocalypse! And after the apocalypse, technology was supposed to be less advanced. But somehow, in this Noah¡¯s base, everything seemed to have been turned upside down. Everything they saw with their naked eyes was simply like two different worlds compared to the outside. ¡°Big brother¡­¡± Jin Hong glanced at Chai Yi and saw hesitation on his face. When they entered Noah, they did come prepared with the idea that they would not cause any trouble once they entered. But who could have thought that Noah¡¯s treatment of ability users would be the way it is now? No privileges, no value, and even assigning ability users to live in the same quarters as ordinary people. Even though Jin Hong and his big brother had the ability to build their own small survival base outside, they still didn¡¯t receive special treatment from the leaders here. No women to play with ¨C the women in Noah¡¯s base were also very important labor force. And these ability users even ate worse than some of the logistical personnel in the base. After entering, they immediately felt uncomfortable and gradually began to have ulterior motives. But they still haven¡¯t figured out the bottom of the Noah¡¯s base. Whether it was Jin Hong or Chai Yi, they dare not act directly. They had been observing for these past few days, looking for any loopholes they could use. ¡°Is this medicine also from the laboratory?¡± Chai Yi suddenly thought of something and squinted his eyes to ask Jin Hong. ¡°Big brother, are you saying¡­¡± Jin Hong had been partnering with him in doing bad things for a long time, and now he fully understood what Chai Yi meant by asking this question. ¡°We¡¯re going to mess with the people in the laboratory?¡± They haven¡¯t been in the base for long, but they¡¯ve already figured out the structure of the base. Although the various departments are supposed to be parallel, since this base relies so much on technology, the research department should have been the center and brain of all resource mobilization, but the resources that the research department can mobilize seem to be not the most abundant in the entire base. Judging others by oneself, both Jin Hong and Chai Yi were thinking about whether they should go and stir up this sensitive nerve. They didn¡¯t believe that anyone could be indifferent to fame, fortune, and power. After all, for them, these three things plus women were the driving force behind their struggle. Chai Yi narrowed his slender eyes and said, ¡°Let¡¯s get to know the situation first. After all, we¡¯re not local to the base, and no matter what we want to do, it¡¯s better to follow the will of the people.¡± Jin Hong laughed. The boss is always so eloquent. He nodded vigorously and said, ¡°Okay.¡± ** Fu Yanzhou passed by a man in the corridor. He suddenly muttered to himself, ¡°Huh¡± ¨C his spiritual ability told him that there seemed to be something extra in his pocket. Translated on ho lo lo novels dot com. Fu Yanzhou felt uncomfortable, he felt that the touched part was sticky and disgusting, making him nauseous. He was going to call the person back, but he didn¡¯t expect the person to run away so fast that his back disappeared behind the corridor in an instant. Reaching into his pocket, Fu Yanzhou pulled out a folded paper that looked like dried tofu. He saw only a few words written on it: ¡°The base treats you unfairly. We want to stand up for justice for you.¡± ¡°¡­???¡± Fu Yanzhou felt his mind filled with question marks. He could understand each character separately, but why couldn¡¯t he quite understand these two sentences when they were put together? Justice? What is justice? Unfair? Where did they see the unfairness? Fu Yanzhou was at a loss. He suddenly recalled that in his previous research institute, there were also people whispering to him about ¡°the mentor being biased towards senior brothers¡± and the like. At that time, he didn¡¯t understand either. Biased? What is biased? Why are they saying this? Why don¡¯t they go to the senior brother themselves? Fu Yanzhou was now just as clueless. He stood in place, feeling restless and uneasy. It was at this moment that Xi Bei happened to pass by. Seeing him standing alone in the corridor, Xi Bei smiled and lightly tapped Fu Yanzhou¡¯s shoulder, saying, ¡°Fu Yanzhou!¡± Fu Yanzhou was startled. When he saw that it was Xi Bei, he breathed a sigh of relief and nervously said, ¡°It¡¯s you.¡± ¡°Is it me?¡± This question was strange, and Xi Bei looked at his expression, puzzled, and asked, ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± Fu Yanzhou hesitated for a moment and handed her the paper. He vaguely fidgeted with the ground and said, ¡°¡­I don¡¯t know who put it in my pocket.¡± Upon seeing the paper, Xi Bei¡¯s face changed. These people were trying to roast her little Zhou Zhou on the fire! But¡­ She hesitated for a moment, and the words she was about to say were swallowed back down. She just turned her head and asked, ¡°What do you think?¡± CH 69 ¡¾During the battle¡­¡¿ ¡¾Li Weilan killed the mutant giant cockroach. Slight injury. HP-30.¡¿ ¡¾Li Weilan bandaged herself.¡¿ ¡¾HP slowly recovers. Slight injury debuff disappears.¡¿ ¡¾The main character sent you a photo. Would you like to view it? Y/N¡¿ Shen Cheng went online and checked the main character¡¯s status, which still showed that Li Weilan was ¡°out.¡± She scrolled through the battle records and saw a long list of entries, making her worry about whether Li Weilan had been hungry, cold, or poor outside. But if she could bandage herself, does that mean the medicine she sent over was useful? Shen Cheng suddenly realized: no wonder Li Weilan¡¯s mood changed to happy at that time. It turns out that the gift she sent just met his needs! It was like given a pillow when you¡¯re sleepy, the gift was just what cub needed! As she thought, Shen Cheng clicked on the ¡°photo¡±. To her surprise, the photo was not a cute Q version of cub, but a full-body portrait! He faced the light of the garbage mountain and took a picture of his exceptionally bright handsome face. He even made a V gesture to the camera, full of spirit. There was not a hint of gloom in his smile, and his sharp eyes looked straight at the camera, as if he were looking at her. Ah ah ah, cub is so handsome! Shen Cheng couldn¡¯t help but inhale a breath, and almost licked the screen. When she regained her sanity and thought back to the last time she chatted with the real version of cub on video, she regained her senses. Shen Cheng snapped a screenshot, saved the picture, and carefully examined the background and details, only to discover that something was off: some background details were faintly visible in the garbage mountain. If she didn¡¯t look closely, she might not have noticed. Mixed in with the garbage were pieces of human bones! Bones that had been gnawed clean were casually thrown into the garbage mountain, and only a corner of the giant beetle behind him was visible. But just by looking at the sharp carapace and the densely packed compound eyes, Shen Cheng¡¯s stomach churned with nausea. The ¡°minor injury¡± that appeared on cub in the game was not visible in the photo, but a minor injury¡­ doesn¡¯t mean cub isn¡¯t in danger! No, mother can¡¯t allow cub to go out and take risks and be bullied by small monsters! Shen Cheng quickly switched to the base page: since she had tried before that ¡°giving gifts¡± could send medicine and clothes to cub, then if the base had new weapons and equipment, could cub receive them too? She remembered that the armory of the Level 2 base could also be upgraded. Shen Cheng switched to the ¡°Base¡± page. She had intended to switch to the Base view to do some construction and upgrading tasks, but unexpectedly, when she switched to the Base view, she saw a group of small figures gathered in the hall, apparently excitedly arguing about something, and Fu Yanzhou was surrounded by them, saying nothing. Shen Cheng observed their actions. Raising hands, clenching fists, shouting¡­ were they protesting? And shoving, pointing and poking¡­ were they directed towards the girls in the base at the beginning? Those excited protesters seemed to be mostly ability users, and the base personnel they were targeting were mostly non-ability users. Shen Cheng was only angry at the men¡¯s actions: you have food and shelter because of me, and now that you don¡¯t listen to me, you are causing trouble while my cub is not at home! Shen Cheng was so angry she could explode. [Task 1 of the Base Betrayers: Please find the true mastermind among the demonstrators. Complete the task for 100G] The game almost seamlessly released a new series of tasks, and Shen Cheng took a deep breath, puffing up like a pufferfish as she observed the crowd. Actually, if you look closely, the God¡¯s-eye view can indeed reveal something wrong. Although the crowd was chaotic, when Shen Cheng opened them one by one, she found that there were always people in the crowd who were stirring up trouble by inciting people with phrases like ¡°The base is unfair to us ability users¡± and ¡°The base leader looks down on us.¡± It was a man¡¯s voice! The camera turned in the direction of the voice, following the sound. Despite the many ambient noises in the headphones, Shen Cheng could still vaguely hear the direction the sound was coming from. She slowly made her way towards it and finally found an inconspicuous middle-aged man in the crowd. He had an ordinary face, and even looked a bit simple-minded. He was slightly short, with thick lips, and looked like a small Q version character. But this person was actually causing trouble in the crowd! What was even stranger was that even though he was causing trouble, Shen Cheng noticed that his friendliness level hadn¡¯t changed. She noted down his name: Chai Yi. She clicked on ¡°Confirm Submission as Mastermind¡± and the system beeped, confirming the name and depositing 100G into her account. Obviously, she had found the right person. The previous mission was updated once again: [Base Betrayer Mission 2: Complete the first appearance and subdue the mastermind within 1 minute. Mission completed: 100G.] ¡°What does the first appearance mean?¡± Shen Cheng wondered. Suddenly, she realized that this damn game was trying to force her to spend money! After Fu Yanzhou¡¯s avatar had completed the research on the primary ability-stimulating potion, Shen Cheng had not renewed the use of her avatar. Using the avatar required purchasing either a weekly or monthly card, which cost 30 yuan and 120 yuan, respectively. Basically, the weekly card for this game cost the same as the monthly card for other games. The avatar could only follow them on ¡°specific missions,¡± and if it was damaged or killed, she would have to spend money to repair it. It was basically a waste of money if she didn¡¯t use it for missions. Shen Cheng had no intention of being online 24/7 to manage her ¡°body,¡± so she did not choose to renew her weekly or monthly card. Does it seem like the game company is unhappy with her non-paying behavior and is forcing her to spend money? Alright, alright, I¡¯ll buy! Shen Cheng gritted her teeth and bought a weekly card. Her body suddenly appeared outside the Noah Base. ¡°Welcome, owner of the base: Cheng returns to the base.¡± Just as the noisy atmosphere on the square reached its climax and Fu Yanzhou¡¯s drooping eyes finally received the ¡°confirmed the identity of the traitor¡± OK signal from Xi Bei, the flat-panel system in the base made a sound. Chai Yi immediately knew something was wrong. But once the bow is drawn, the arrow must be released. Even if it was the owner of the base, since they had come this far, they had already gathered all the dissatisfied ability users together, so they could only continue on this path to the end! He gestured to the others to continue and took two steps back to consider continuing to hide. The gate opened. A woman holding a wand, wearing a floral crown, and shimmering with green all over her body walked in. Her natural ability was so powerful that when she approached, the plant-based ability holder Xi Bei keenly felt that a power of life was constantly circulating in the base, making her tremble. Then she heard the low exclamations of the people around her, ¡°Look at her feet!¡± Shen Cheng activated the ¡°Nature Affinity¡± skill of the Druid, and she could see that with every step she took, small wildflowers and green grass sprouted from the ground, playfully touching her body like nature¡¯s elves. Her face was like a mist, and the scent of flowers permeated her body. However, no one could see her ethereal appearance shrouded in mist, nor could they see her lifeless eyes. But no one doubted her power. Chai Yi took a deep breath, feeling a very bad premonition. He slowly started to run backwards. Who knew that Shen Cheng in front of the screen had already fixed her gaze on him. With a wave of her staff, Chai Yi immediately felt long tree roots sprouting from all over his body, entangling him and trying to bind him. The people around him saw only the woman waving her wand, and countless tree roots wriggled like snakes. They didn¡¯t dare to question her and quickly backed away, leaving a large circle around Chai Yi. Chai Yi didn¡¯t dare to fight back. He didn¡¯t expect this person to come straight at him. But he considered himself a discreet person and had no evidence. So he dodged and shouted, ¡°The base is oppressing us ability users! The base leaders are bullying us!¡± ¡°¡­¡± Acting like a child? Shen Cheng was stunned for a moment. Her game had begun its countdown, showing that she only had one minute left. Shen Cheng didn¡¯t bother to argue with him and directly transformed into a bear, rushing forward and slapping him in the face. With a ¡®whoosh¡¯, Chai Yi fell to the ground directly, his eyes filled with stars. Shen Cheng watched as her own image sat down on the ground, humanely patting her own palm and couldn¡¯t help but laugh. She transformed back. But this time, no one dared to think of her as a delicate fairy. Looking at the woman who still seemed to exude a soft light and fairy aura, people quickly made way for her. [The Traitor of the Base 2: Mission completed.] [The Traitor of the Base 3: Do you think in the base, abilities are more important or ordinary people are more important? A. Abilities are important, B. Ordinary people are important. C. Equally important.] Shen Cheng hesitated for a moment. So far, all the tasks that required her to make a choice had subsequent effects, and sometimes a storyline choice would affect many tasks later on. She already knew the nature of this game. If she chose A¡­ she was sure Noah would eventually become like Tenglong. Ordinary people would become captive slaves, inferior to others. But choosing B was not realistic in this world, so Shen Cheng thought for a moment and finally chose C. [You chose C.] The screen flickered, and a new mission requirement appeared: [Promise to provide job opportunities for all residents of the base and complete this task within the next week. If the task is completed, the residents will never betray and all the main base buildings will be level 1.] ¡°£¡£¡¡± All buildings in the base are level 1? This is definitely a huge investment! Shen Cheng¡¯s eyes widened as she looked at the reward. Do I even need to say it? Of course, grind missions! She glanced at her clone¡¯s skills and didn¡¯t want to waste any time. She checked the map and saw that there was a ¡°chicken farm¡± in the base that required a lot of labor to operate, but it was currently inactive due to a lack of animals. With a chicken farm, they could build a canning factory and a meatpacking plant. She climbed up onto a platform and called out for people to follow her to clean up the ¡°breeding farm¡± outside of H City. According to the map, there were still mutant chickens alive there, supposedly ruling over that place. The unrest in the base was resolved with just one glance from her. She said that everyone would have a suitable job and a place to live, and they would all eventually be able to return to the surface alive. These words were deeply engraved in Fu Yanzhou¡¯s heart. Senior Brother once said that his goal was to end the apocalypse. He was indeed becoming stronger and stronger, but Fu Yanzhou felt that his humanity was gradually disappearing. But why did he feel that this woman who could turn into a bear was so sincere when she spoke? It was as if every word she said hit his heart. He seemed to be able to see the day when the apocalypse would end, and the world would return to how it was before. That was once his hope too. Xi Bei quietly ran up behind him and gently patted his shoulder, whispering, ¡°Zhou Zhou, don¡¯t space out!¡± Fu Yanzhou has gradually become accustomed to her closeness. He no longer feels uncomfortable and shivers like before. He turned his head and made a sound of ¡°hmm,¡± habitually drooping his eyes. Xi Bei breathed a sigh of relief in her heart. They had agreed to take down this group of people who wanted to use Fu Yanzhou to cause trouble. Her brother had already prepared for it downstairs. But she didn¡¯t expect the one who rarely appeared in the base to come in person and make such a promise. What kind of trump card did she have? Translated on ho lo lo novels dot com. If she couldn¡¯t do it, the base would become a big joke! Xi Bei originally wanted to clean up those dissidents and kill one to warn a hundred. Then, others naturally wouldn¡¯t dare to cause trouble. But now, she felt a little uneasy because they had only dealt with the ringleader. Fu Yanzhou¡¯s bright eyes looked over, ¡°Xi Bei, since we¡¯re going to the chicken farm in the outskirts, let¡¯s go together!¡± ** The way Shen Cheng led the team was very different from Li Weilan¡¯s. Of course, this was because the game system had opened ¡°cheats¡±. She could see the enemy¡¯s location in advance and even reminded everyone in the team where the opponent was hiding and from which direction they would attack. In short, there was no such thing as a surprise attack on the way. This type of leadership style caused everyone who went on this mission with her to mentally label this cute-sounding ¡°Cheng¡± as ¡°absolutely untouchable¡±, even if they didn¡¯t say it out loud. Anyone who participated in the mission was sincerely pleased and had no reservations. Of course, Shen Cheng was not aware of this. For her, it was just a matter of looking down at her phone screen and reporting it. But why¡­ did the team members¡¯ eyes towards her become increasingly fervent? It was like they had seen some kind of savior. Shen Cheng was actually quite confused, but as she arrived at the chicken farm, she saw the entire grassy field on her screen filled with tender yellow chicks! Wow! It seems like this chicken ancestor is very good at reproducing! This is simply, an endless supply of chickens! This chicken is really amazing! Catch it and bring it back to breed more! Shen Cheng¡¯s eyes lit up as she looked at the screen, causing the mutant chicken that was laying eggs somewhere in the farm to shake. CH 70 Seeing the small chickens running around on the screen, Shen Cheng¡¯s heart was filled with joy, and she immediately thought of countless recipes that could be made with chicken: Kung Pao chicken, braised chicken, spicy chicken, boiled chicken with ginger and scallion, and of course, fried chicken! Just by looking at these little chickens, she could imagine how much she could improve the living standards of the people in the base in the future! These chickens running around everywhere were clearly not just chickens, but ingredients for countless dishes! Shen Cheng signaled to the other ability users who had followed her, ¡°Let¡¯s go!¡± Fu Yanzhou, who was following behind her, was shocked: Is she really going to be so reckless? Shen Cheng couldn¡¯t find the mutated monsters on the breeding farm anywhere. She suspected that the mutated monster would only come out of its lair after they had caught the little chickens. Since that was the case, wouldn¡¯t they have to catch the little chickens before they could even fight the monster? The ability users present received her instructions. Although some of them were still hesitant, most of them blindly believed in her after her previous performance and scattered to quietly follow behind the little chickens. Although the adjectives used to describe the chickens on the screen were ¡°little chickens¡±, in reality, these ¡°little chickens¡± were not little at all! On the contrary, one person who had just approached was startled by the cunning look in the chickens¡¯ green eyes. When the little chickens noticed someone approaching, one of them, which was at most a little over half a month old with soft, pale yellow feathers, let out a ¡°cluck cluck¡± and signaled the other little chickens to flap their wings and fly away together. Its wings don¡¯t look big, but when it flaps them, it creates a small gust of wind. The person who tried to grab it was blown away by the gust and fell to the ground. ¡°Spit, spit, spit,¡± they coughed up dirt before realizing, ¡°this chicken has wind-type abilities!¡± Without him saying anything, Shen Cheng had already noticed. No wonder the boss of this farm was sleeping somewhere in a corner. It turns out that most of its descendants are wind-type ability chickens! Even the newly hatched chicks with their downy feathers still intact have a faint wind-type ability. The adult guard chickens that rushed out from the dark corners of the farm, cackling and clucking, are probably not something that just anyone can handle. As she was pondering what skill to use, the little chick had already let out a loud ¡°cackle.¡± With that one call, a group of mother hens and roosters flew out of the farm one after another, paying no attention to the swarm of creatures as they charged towards Shen Cheng and her group! Shen Cheng felt her phone vibrate. She heard a loud ¡°cackle,¡± which sounded like the battle cry of the chickens! With that roar, led by a giant mother hen that charged out of the farm, the battle chickens fiercely charged towards the people with abilities. Their beaks were like iron, their feet had sharp claws that shone in the light, and they all had wind-type ability bonuses. This group of flying creatures was towering over them, with a tremendous momentum and a stunning aura. Many of the people with abilities present had never seen such a group of mutated beasts launching an attack, and some were intimidated and felt like retreating¨Cmutated beasts are delicious, but is it worth risking their lives? After that loud noise, Shen Cheng saw that many of her teammates had a new debuff above their heads: the pressure of intimidation. She waved her wand and cast a group-wide calm spell. The ability users calmed down and realized that their previous thoughts were not quite right. Where did their cowardly thoughts come from? It¡¯s not reasonable to be afraid of a group of chickens like this! The ability users who usually trained in formation quickly formed a formation, with several ability users with complementary abilities forming a formation. Several people surrounded a few chickens and began to divide the formation. This time, Shen Cheng did not transform into a bear. Although bears are tough and sturdy, they are no match for the morale boost from being in the back line, providing healing. Nursing is particularly useful in team battles. Shen Cheng provided healing and barkskin spells from the back, and if there were any chickens that couldn¡¯t be defeated, she would throw a few plant products to entangle them. Soon, half of the chickens on the field were gone. The other half were tied up by the ability users and thrown to the side. Watching its descendants and cubs being killed off, the mutant chicken boss, who had originally planned to stay inside and not come out, let out an angry scream. The ability users outside heard a loud bang, and the roof of the breeding farm was suddenly lifted off! A mutated chicken that was about three to four meters tall jumped onto the roof with one foot. If it weren¡¯t for its weight causing the roof to collapse and almost falling down, its entrance would have been quite impressive. Now¡­someone below actually laughed out loud with a ¡°pu chi¡± sound. What¡¯s with being a little stupid and cute, not calculating the weight and stomping through the roof? The chicken flapped its wings and made a ¡°ge ge¡± sound, screaming with its mouth open and closed. But although it looked angry, almost no one in the field could understand what it was protesting. Except for Shen Cheng, who had already learned the ¡°animal communication¡± skill. After listening for a while, she laughed out loud, ¡°hahaha.¡± ¡°Stealing chickens and touching dogs, you humans who do these despicable things!¡­¡± The chicken ancestor was repeatedly brushing these words and Shen Cheng thought about how to teach this chicken how to curse properly. They didn¡¯t steal chickens, they were clearly robbing them openly. Shen Cheng smiled, but she didn¡¯t immediately use the ¡°soothe animal¡± skill. As an ¡°animal protection activist¡± and ¡°friend of animals,¡± she knew the importance of respecting their autonomy. After she used the skill, the chicken that was jumping and cursing just a moment ago immediately calmed down. It blinked its green bean eyes, looked around, and made a curious sound: ¡°Who? Who? Come out? Who?¡± After thinking for a while, Shen Cheng transformed into a bear and walked over. The chubby bear sat down on the ground and looked at the chicken, scratching its head. ¡°Is it you?¡± The chicken did not expect the troublemaker to be a bear, and it looked so fat and strong. Judging from its graceful posture and the way it swayed its big butt while walking, it was definitely pampered and had a much better life than the chicken! The anger slowly dissipated, replaced by a sense of indignation. What¡¯s so great about bears? They don¡¯t have beautiful feathers, they don¡¯t lay eggs, and they can¡¯t even fly! Since these damn humans raised such useless creatures like bears, they shouldn¡¯t kill chickens to get their eggs, right? The green bean eyes of the chicken blinked twice and cunningly asked the big bear in front of it, ¡°What do you usually eat?¡± ¡°???¡± Shen Cheng didn¡¯t understand its intention and just answered directly, ¡°Rice, meat, and vegetables.¡± ¡°What?¡± The chicken suddenly became excited. ¡°There¡¯s meat, vegetables, and rice?¡± Seeing that the bear didn¡¯t look like it had been mistreated, the chicken pondered for a moment and shouted at the man in the middle of the team who looked the most like a captain with his arms crossed, ¡°Hey, I¡¯ll go with you guys, can you take care of my meals?¡± Fu Yanzhou didn¡¯t know why it suddenly picked him out. But to him, its clucking was just a simple clucking. He was hesitating, but the task in front of Shen Cheng was updated: [The mutant chicken wants to make a deal with you: the base is responsible for its three meals a day, grooming, and cleaning the chicken coop. Half of its daily eggs can be used and raised by the base. Agree or not: Y/N, the successful transaction requires the construction of one chicken coop and one hatching room.] Shen Cheng was so excited! At this moment, she had no mood to scold the chicken that couldn¡¯t read people. After the task was completed, all the buildings in the base would be level 1, and the second-tier hydroponic room could provide food for 1000 people. By then, there would be surplus food, and there should be no problem with the mutant chicken¡¯s three meals a day. The only question left was: how many eggs did it lay each day? And¡­those little chickens wouldn¡¯t have intelligence like the big chicken, would they? If they were intelligent, she wouldn¡¯t be able to eat them. The mutated chicken listened to the bear¡¯s two questions and humanely stretched out its wings to scratch its head. It wasn¡¯t good at counting, but it had a general concept: ¡°I can lay about half of the eggs here in a day. As for the eggs, half of them are bad eggs to begin with.¡± Listening to the mutated chicken¡¯s incoherent explanation, it took a while for Shen Cheng to understand its meaning. All the chickens present were indeed its cub, but only the ones directly born from it had the wind-type ability. The next generation down became the most ordinary chickens, which often troubled it. As for the eggs, it could choose whether or not to inject some ability into them to make them hatchable. As for the ones it was willing to contribute, they were naturally the ones that couldn¡¯t hatch and had no abilities. As for what the chickens in the coop could eat, they were its grandchildren. That generation of chickens was generally very stupid, and the mutated chicken would accidentally step on and kill one or two of them. As the big chicken spoke, it pointed its wing behind it at the breeding factory building and muttered, ¡°You eat it, then you shit it out, and it makes the whole place full of chicken shit. Disgusting. But just now, I¡­¡± Shen Cheng saw the collapsed roof and was speechless: who knows how many chickens in the factory had died? ** After digging out the collapsed building and counting the number of live and dead chickens, the people on the base were as happy as if it was New Year¡¯s Day. Translated on ho lo lo novels dot com. There were over four or five hundred chickens that were stepped on and killed by the mutated chicken, and almost every two people got one except for those that were frozen and did not participate in the ¡°battle.¡± The pots in the base were boiling for three whole days before all the chicken meat was eaten. Even the children in the base had oil flowing from their mouths, and the delicious taste lingered on their lips for three whole days. Everyone missed the owner who had only appeared once in the base, and whether it was her transformation ability, her ability to communicate with animals, or her appearance itself, all had become legendary in the base. Shen Cheng didn¡¯t expect that her clone would only appear in the base for one day, but the base loyalty had already exceeded 90. Although most of it was probably due to the chicken feast, Shen Cheng was still happy to see the chicken coop, hatchery, and chicken processing factory built in just one day. ¡°We have more food to eat now! In the future, the base will have fish, meat, and vegetables!¡± Regardless of how she thought about it, this was a big and gratifying step. Of course, she had to share this happy news with her cub! She decided to send the first batch of fried chicken in the base as a gift to her cub today! It was not very convenient to only be able to send one package a day, but when she thought about her cub being able to eat the first meat produced by the base, Shen Cheng felt that playing this game for so long was worth it! She was especially mischievous and sent a beautifully arranged chicken feast plate along with the package. Although she couldn¡¯t eat it, she could take a photo of it and show it off. Her cub would definitely be envious! Shen Cheng imagined that scene and couldn¡¯t help but smirk a few times. She snapped a photo of herself making a ¡°V¡± gesture at the table in the game, even though she didn¡¯t eat any of the meat and gave it all to others. After sending out today¡¯s gift, Shen Cheng looked at the skyrocketing loyalty in the base and the busy little people eating, and finally had the time and energy to deal with the troublemakers in the base. At first, Shen Cheng wanted to simply throw those people into the power plant to be used as hamsters, but she realized that it wasn¡¯t a good idea. These people made her angry, but even until now, they still hadn¡¯t turned into hostile monsters, which was quite strange. This was why she had been putting off dealing with them before. In general, hostile personnel in the base would turn into hostile monsters directly, but the troublemakers she caught were still friendly and green. Did the game have a bug or was there something she missed? This was also the reason why she didn¡¯t rush to deal with them in a simple and rude manner: if she couldn¡¯t figure out why they were causing trouble in the base but not turning red, Shen Cheng had a feeling that this kind of thing might happen again in the future.