"The price difference is too big..." Xiao Yu couldn't help but click her tongue and asked from behind Lu Sheng, "Which one are we staying at?"

“Of course, I’ll stay in a villa,” Lu Sheng replied without hesitation.

It's the apocalypse, so of course we should enjoy ourselves if we have money. Otherwise, why would we mine so many crystal cores?

You don't work so hard to kill zombies just to squeeze into a dormitory, do you?

Moreover, with the spread of the zombie virus, there will be plenty of crystal cores in the future.

"We'd like to rent a house, could you please complete the necessary procedures?" After confirming the rental space, Sun Tiantian politely discussed the matter with the staff.

The staff member at the housing rental office was a middle-aged woman with heavy makeup. Hearing Sun Tiantian's soft voice, she replied without looking up, "No procedures are needed in section C. Just go to the machine next to you, swipe your card, and get a number."

“Not Zone C, we want to build detached villas in Zone B.”

The staff member curled his lip in disdain and lowered his head to trim his nails. "Young lady, take a good look. A detached villa costs 1,500 points."

"It's points, not RMB."

"One crystal core can be exchanged for ten points. Look carefully, don't miss the zero."

Two combat teams that had just returned from hunting in the wild happened to be there to pay their rent. Seeing that Lu Sheng and his team were all young people with youthful appearances, they half-jokingly reminded them.

Even in the Yunshan Base, 150 crystal cores would be a huge sum of money. Apart from top-tier teams, ordinary people would never dare to dream of being able to afford such an astronomical price.

"If you understand, hurry up and swipe your card. There are a lot of people being let into the base today. If you dawdle any longer, there won't be any beds left in Zone C."

The staff member lazily lifted his eyelids, glanced at the crowd, and urged them on.

"If we convert all of these into points, it should be enough to pay the rent."

Lu Sheng took out 300 crystal cores from his spatial storage and slammed them onto the table, instantly silencing the noisy hall.

This slender, fair-skinned young girl actually threw out 300 crystal cores in one go...

The two teams that had just spoken out of turn wished they could slap themselves twice across the face.

They even reminded others not to miss a zero, but the crystal cores that person casually smashed out were more than all the tasks they had done in all this time combined.

The staff stood there dumbfounded, secretly regretting that appearances can be deceiving.

Is that enough?

Lu Sheng's expression was calm, but his cold eyes sent a chill down one's spine.

"Enough...enough..."

The staff hurriedly took the crystal core and Lu Sheng's identity card, and frantically entered the points into the system.

She initially assumed that Lu Sheng and her friends were incompetent simply because Lu Sheng was young and a girl.

To be able to produce 300 crystal cores at once, that's no ordinary person...

She's really offended a big shot now.

"There are only two villas left, B5 and B6. Which one would you like?" The staff member searched the system for a while and then looked up to ask, "Both villas have the same layout. You can choose either one."

"No need to choose, we'll take them all."

Zhang Xiaojuan placed her canvas bag on the table and casually grabbed a handful of crystal cores.

Lu Sheng and others: ⊙0⊙

The canvas bag didn't even have a zipper; Zhang Xiaojuan just casually piled a bag full of crystal cores inside.

They practically have "Come on, you rich fool" written all over their faces.

"We'll still be neighbors from now on. If you're free in the evenings, come over for a drink, and I'll grill some skewers for you."

Zhang Xiaojuan hooked her arm around Xiao Yu's shoulder, as if they were already best buddies.

When two major clients appeared in the same queue, the staff member was so nervous that he was sweating profusely. Just as he was frantically preparing to submit the data to the system, someone cut in line.

"Hey, wait a minute, I'll book the remaining two villas. I have a friend coming over."

A sweet, cloying female voice rang out from behind Lu Sheng.

"Sister Xia, swipe my card." The girl, who looked about eighteen or nineteen years old, walked straight to the work station and shoved her magnetic card into the staff member's hand.

Lu Sheng glanced at the card out of the corner of his eye and saw the name on it—Xia Ran.

Xia Ran was impeccably dressed, her bright and sweet face brimming with collagen, radiating an eye-catching youth and pride.

It's obvious at a glance that it's been well protected.

"Hurry up, is it done yet?" Xia Ran urged.

The staff member held the girl's magnetic card, looked at Lu Sheng with difficulty, and finally gritted his teeth and returned Lu Sheng's card to them.

“Since Miss Xia has spoken, she will definitely be given priority… I’ll get on it right away.”

Lu Sheng raised an eyebrow, stepped forward, snatched Xia Ran's card, and threw it on the ground. "These two villas are what we wanted first."

As soon as she finished speaking, someone behind her hurriedly tugged at her clothes.

"Forget it, don't mess with her..." Liu Peng said in a low voice, sweating profusely.

Xia Ran raised her chin and glanced at Lu Sheng with disdain.

Although she's somewhat attractive, she's not very bright.

No one in the entire Yunshan base dares to cause trouble for Xia Ran!

Xia Ran snorted coldly: "As long as we are in the Yunshan base, there is no such thing as first come, first served here. If I want something, you all have to obediently line up at the back."

"What? You think everyone at Yunshan Base is your father and everyone has to spoil you?"

Lu Sheng's lips curled into a contemptuous smile. "Then today I'm going to set some rules for you and teach you what the order of arrival means."

"This little girl is in trouble. She dared to provoke Miss Xia Ran."

"Well, who can blame them for being so arrogant? She's the niece of the research institute director and the only person in the base with awakened electric abilities."

"The entire base is pouring resources into nurturing her; it's true that different people have different fates."

"It's because we failed to awaken such an amazing ability."

The onlookers shook their heads, muttering amongst themselves as they watched the spectacle unfold.

Hearing the murmurs of the onlookers, Xia Ran crossed her arms smugly and said, "Even if you haven't finished the formalities yet, or even if you've already moved in, you'll have to give way if I ask you to today. The rule at Yunshan Base is that Xia Ran has priority."

"Why should I?" Zhang Xiaojuan asked angrily.

"Just because I'm the only one in the base who has awakened a second-tier electric ability, what are you going to do about it?"

As soon as she finished speaking, everyone present gasped.

Currently, only 20% of the survivors have awakened their superpowers, as most are still in the beginner stage of superpower acquisition due to insufficient crystal cores.

Those who can reach the second tier of awakening are extremely rare. And those with the second tier of electric-type are the cream of the crop.

Xia Ran just completed her superpower upgrade this morning with the help of the new drug from the research institute; otherwise, she wouldn't dare to be so arrogant.

"Heh, you mean that as long as you're at the second level of the Electric Element, you can do whatever you want at the Cloud Mountain Base?" Lu Sheng looked at Xia Ran with a half-smile.

"What? You're not convinced?"

Xia Ran turned her head defiantly, "Please, this is the apocalypse. Strength speaks for itself. If you have strength, you can have privileges. You'll have to swallow your anger if you're not happy about it."

"Speak with strength?"

Lu Sheng smiled with interest and casually beckoned with his finger.

An arc of electricity, like a serpent, swiftly coiled around Xia Ran's body, tightening around her neck.