"Do you think you're so clever, taking things from places with broken security cameras?" Shi Yin loosened her grip on the jade pendant and sat down next to Ye Yuansong. "Don't you find it strange? The food section, the security cameras are broken?"

Lin Beiyue was stunned for a moment, then her face turned green.

Good heavens, this is a fishing game, just waiting for these hoarders to take the bait. And these reborn people who are racing against time and in a hurry, probably eighty percent of them will take the bait.

"So, even if I sell the house, it's still you..." Lin Beiyue asked dryly.

"Why do you think you can sell it at such a low price?" Shi Yin raised an eyebrow: "Do you know the consequences of disrupting market prices?"

Lin Beiyue covered her face, crying at her own stupidity.

She was indeed destined to be an unprotégé. I used to think that when I watched palace dramas, I wouldn't survive more than three episodes, as I would sink into a well in the first episode. I never expected that it would be the same in an apocalyptic world.

"I'm sorry, I was so scared. I'm really too weak. I wasn't an important person before I was reborn." Lin Beiyue squatted on the ground, suddenly feeling very wronged: "I've never been able to do anything since I was little."

She stood by when her father was in a car accident.

She stood by her mother when she had cancer.

She could only endure it when her cousin stole her things.

She was also the first to be abandoned in the battle group, and could only stay in the small house watching the zombies break through the windows and tear her to pieces.

A cold, dry hand grasped her wrist. Lin Beiyue looked up with a pitiful expression, meeting Shi Yin's face. The girl who had just been like a mountain in her heart was now kneeling on the ground, looking at her eye to eye.

"Why are you crying?" Shi Yin looked at the tears in Lin Beiyue's palm and softened her voice: "I'm still here."

"No, I'm sorry," Lin Beiyue muttered softly, "I probably can't do anything."

“You did nothing wrong, there’s no need to apologize. Survival is human nature, but I’ve come to you now. The country needs you, it needs your strength.” Shi Yin held Lin Beiyue’s hand, her tone low and carrying a hint of seduction.

"Can I?" The hand holding hers was cold, but Lin Beiyue felt an extraordinary strength in it, as if the touch resonated with her soul.

In an instant, Lin Beiyue seemed to see the end of the world, with everyone led by the country shouting in the sunlight, surrounded by sunshine and hope.

“Of course, you are very important.” Shi Yin quietly met Lin Beiyue’s gaze: “Otherwise, why would you be one of the reborn people who possess a spatial ability?”

"Don't worry, I will protect you, because you are the spark." Shi Yin said, quietly moving her fingers away from the jade pendant.

The storage space is indeed excellent. When all other ability users are still weak, it can reach the size of a high-level ability user's storage space. Even if it is simply used as a transporter, it is the highest level.

Not to mention that some of the items in the space have various special features, such as pausing the preservation time, storing living things, and some can even be used to grow crops.

Of course, very few people can actually farm like this, and in the early stages, people don't notice it. But later on, those with this kind of space will emit a strange smell, which attracts high-level zombies. Trying to protect someone with a high-level space often results in heavy casualties.

The more advanced the space, the stronger the attraction to advanced zombies. Therefore, in the end, these people are the ones who are abandoned in advance, and some are even used as bait.

Space isn't a healing spell. If you're a high-level support, of course plenty of people will want to protect you. After all, in a post-apocalyptic world teeming with zombies, combat is the top priority, and protecting support characters is much more effective.

However, space is just space and cannot provide any assistance in combat.

That's awkward.

After all, even without space, you can just grab a piece of land and plant directly, so why do you need your space? Even if the soil in your space is fertile and the plants grow well, it's still not as important as life, not to mention there are alternatives.

Moreover, it's useless for someone to possess a space if they aren't strong enough. Even if the item has already recognized its owner, some people would rather destroy it than let someone else have it.

The more chaotic and desperate the end times are, the more extreme people there are. Some people are innocent, but possessing a treasure is a crime. Some people will destroy your things even if they are not doing well themselves. There are many people who can't stand seeing others holding an umbrella even if they are getting wet in the rain.

Just now, Shi Yin's fingers had touched Lin Beiyue's jade pendant. If Lin Beiyue refused, the jade pendant would shatter into pieces.

“Take her away and educate her about what will happen after the apocalypse. Train her first, so she won’t be trembling with fear when the apocalypse arrives and cause delays.” Shi Yin stood up.

Ye Yuansong immediately understood and summoned the soldiers at the door to take Lin Beiyue away.

The soldiers in their uniforms were incredibly reassuring. Standing on either side of Lin Beiyue, they were like guardian deities, almost bringing Lin Beiyue to tears.

I wish I could have one of her...

Does this mean she's been formally hired? Well...

Can the government assign boyfriends?

"Let's keep this place. We'll bring Lin Beiyue here after we finish training her, and have her guard this place." Shi Yin looked around and was fairly satisfied with the security of the place: "It's close to the city center, so it's a good stronghold where the soldiers can rest temporarily."

"What would you do if Lin Beiyue rejected you?" Ye Yuansong couldn't help but ask.

“She will agree.” Shi Yin sat on the sofa, closed her eyes, and relaxed for a rare moment: “It’s not difficult to persuade her.”

Ye Yuansong: "Could she refuse?"

"cannot."

Shi Yin spoke calmly, as if she were talking about something insignificant, something very ordinary and without any danger.

"If she refuses, will you kill her?" Ye Yuansong frowned.

Although he supports Shi Yin, it's impossible for him not to feel disgusted if Shi Yin really killed innocent people in front of him.

If Lin Beiyue refused, she would not have committed any crime, but at the moment Lin Beiyue hesitated, Ye Yuansong clearly saw the murderous intent in Shi Yin's eyes.

"No." Shi Yin's answer surprised Ye Yuansong.

"What?" Ye Yuansong thought he had misheard.

“After the apocalypse, it will be difficult for the Yanlong Kingdom to maintain its current land area. We must compress space with the people at the center. I will suggest some relocation and gathering,” Shi Yin said. “And I will designate an area to exile those who disagree with the contribution.”

exile?

Ye Yuansong immediately understood what Shi Yin meant.

“They can choose not to help the country. I will agree to give them three days’ worth of food and let them go out and fend for themselves.” Shi Yin lay on the sofa, her expression calm: “Of course, the country will refuse all cooperation, trade and communication with them.”

“That would cause trouble,” Ye Yuansong sighed. “People with special abilities, if not used by us, might become a major threat in the future.”