Without the cockroach king's command, the cockroaches became disorganized and scattered.

Having been hungry for several days, they immediately started munching on the meatballs, and within two or three minutes, they were all poisoned and lying dead.

Even though a dozen or so fish slipped through the net and failed to grab the meatballs, they were easily dealt with by Zhang Hao and Fang Ping who came in.

Looking at the dead cockroaches scattered all over the ground, Zhang Hao nodded in satisfaction.

"After eliminating ordinary cockroaches, there are probably more than 500 level-1 mutated cockroaches, which is more than 500 level-1 crystal cores. Adding the ones accumulated before, it should be possible to break the 2,000 mark. It is more than enough to support a team of 20 people."

"Dad, this is all thanks to me," Raven said proudly, taking credit for the achievement.

"Yes, yes, you did a great job this time. If you had been a little braver, that would have been even better," Zhang Hao teased.

"Oh dear, who knew a level 2 mutant cockroach would be so brave? I thought it was level 3! I'm scared! ~(＞_＜)"

"Alright, alright, now we need to get down to business. Fang Ping and Raven, go guard the gate."

"Okay, boss."

Fang Ping had no complaints.

On the contrary, I felt a stronger sense of honor in fulfilling my duty than before.

Because when the boric acid was being removed, the boss did not avoid his gaze.

He witnessed a bag containing boric acid appear out of thin air in front of him, as if by magic.

He has both spatial and lightning-based superpowers—it's confirmed!

However……

The boss, however, only allowed him to see it.

What does this mean? It means he's the boss's most loyal person!

He will uphold this belief and always stay by his boss's side, never abandoning him.

Inside the warehouse, Zhang Hao opened several silos.

It was filled with grain, not finished products.

Most of them are grains like rice, sorghum, soybeans, and wheat, which can be stored for several years.

Rice needs to be husked using a special rice hulling machine to become rice, and wheat needs to be milled into flour. Although the process is not complicated, it is not simple.

There's nothing to worry about with the machine.

In the future, Mo Yu can definitely manufacture it.

Or we could just stock up on some machines; they have so much space and don't take up much room anyway.

Perhaps it's time to find a metal materials factory to stock up on some metals, such as stainless steel, iron, aluminum, carbon steel, brass, etc., as they will definitely be needed for building the new base in the future.

There's no rush right now; let's get the important things done first.

Zhang Hao closed the lid and used his spatial ring to scan each of the small silos, collecting them all inside.

Each silo contains one hundred tons of grain, and there are a total of four thousand silos.

A full 400,000 tons of grain!

"Hehe, another big win."

Zhang Hao is very satisfied.

Adding to the previous 200,000 tons, we now have a total of 600,000 tons of supplies.

We've taken another small step closer to filling our storage rings to one ten-thousandth of their capacity. There are probably still ten million steps to go.

The task is arduous and the road ahead is long, but Zhang Hao is not in a hurry.

These grain silos can store grain for a long time even without electricity, and they are not afraid of spoilage.

Moreover, even if there are space-type ability users at this stage, hoarding several tons before they have fully developed their abilities would be considered exceptionally talented.

Therefore, there is absolutely no need to worry about being beaten to it.

After stockpiling the goods, Zhang Hao walked out the door.

Fang Ping asked curiously, "Boss, is it all done?"

"It's all sorted out, let's go."

"Yes, boss."

Fang Ping looked radiant.

They soon reached the gate and met up with Hu Xiaonan and the others.

Apart from Hu Xiaonan, who had a slight clue, Xu Mo and Xu Mengyan were completely dumbfounded.

What's going on?

It's too dangerous. Is it worth the trip for nothing?

They had no complaints; as long as everyone was safe, that was the best outcome.

With their limited imagination, they never imagined that Zhang Hao had actually taken away the entire grain warehouse, and as much as 400,000 tons of grain.

On the road to return.

I came across that huge shopping mall again.

Ten awakened individuals, hoping for a lucky break, went in, but within seconds screams could be heard, and then silence fell.

Unsurprisingly, this group of people kicked the bucket.

Xu Mo gasped: "A team of ten Awakened Ones died as soon as they entered? They couldn't even last ten seconds? My god, how many zombies are there?"

"So don't even think about it, the boss will bring us here to loot sooner or later."

Fang Ping was very confident.

He now feels that his boss is omnipotent.

"Okay... uh, it's raining?"

Just as Xu Mo was about to say something, a raindrop suddenly fell on his forehead.

He touched his forehead.

But it was a black liquid, unlike rainwater.

Xu Mengyan wondered, "Black rain? No way? Could this be some kind of bird droppings?"

Before Xu Mo could feel disgusted,

Zhang Hao suddenly looked up at the sky, his expression more serious than ever before, and said, "This is acid rain! Everyone, head back at full speed, don't linger!"

"Acid rain isn't black, is it?" Xu Mo asked, puzzled.

"This acid rain is very special. It has all the characteristics of acid rain. Don't worry about the color. In the apocalypse, humans can turn into zombies, so it's not surprising that the acid rain turns black."

This rain is not just ordinary rain.

Any human who gets wet will experience a temporary decrease in physical condition.

Level 4 and above can be immune to acid rain.

However, below level four, no awakened individual is immune. If they are exposed to rain for too long, a level three awakened individual may not even be as good as a level two awakened individual.

Level 2 becomes Level 1, Level 1 becomes an ordinary person.

For ordinary people, being caught in the rain for too long can be fatal.

The most crucial thing is...

This black acid rain will cause the zombies to evolve collectively.

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