We can't let the meat that's already in our mouths slip away; we must mine this mine!

However, we must also consider the practical situation.

It must be admitted that the conditions for mining are not yet in place.

Despite possessing a super-large mine with a raw stone content of nearly 80 million tons (including nearly 2,240 tons of iridium and platinum), it is temporarily unable to be mined.

Liu Kai could only sigh in despair.

But he quickly adjusted his mood: since the large mines can't be mined, let's mine the "small mines" for now.

For example, jewelry stores.

There are approximately 100 precious metal recycling workshops and jewelry stores in the urban area of ​​Phonghai City.

In these jewelry stores, the stock of gold and platinum is only a few kilograms, and at most no more than 10 kilograms.

Moreover, to avoid ineffective competition, there are usually only 3 or 4 jewelry stores in the same location.

Therefore, these stores are located in relatively scattered locations.

With that in mind, Liu Kai decided to put these things aside for the time being and explore the city slowly when he had the chance.

He then set his sights on the "Lishiquyuan" residential community.

Because "Lishiquyuan" is a high-end community, many of its residents are either wealthy or influential.

Having used spatial abilities to "scan" the neighborhood multiple times before, I already know that many people have various kinds of jewelry and gold bars in their homes.

However, he didn't realize the value of precious metals at the time, so he didn't bother to rob them.

After all, in the apocalypse, a lump of gold might not be as valuable as a bag of instant noodles.

But the situation is different now.

Liu Kai scanned again and instantly identified 18 villas and 47 apartments.

These rooms contain platinum jewelry, gold jewelry, and gold bars, but there are no people inside!

They were the perfect target for theft.

A cold wave hit, and social order collapsed.

Everything was submerged in ice, snow, and extreme cold.

In Liu Kai's view, these things were unclaimed; whoever dug them up first would own them.

He's a master at "zero-yuan purchases" and has no psychological burden whatsoever.

But he was not a reckless person.

Before attempting to sneak in and pick locks, thorough preparation is essential.

...

Another day without weightlifting or masturbation.

Liu Kai sat on a comfortable all-leather sofa, while a million-dollar high-definition TV played the old American drama "The Walking Dead" from many years ago.

An induction cooker is placed on the coffee table in front.

The authentic Sichuan beef tallow hot pot was bubbling and steaming.

Pick up a large piece of tripe, coat it with a chili oil sauce, and stuff it into your mouth while it's still hot.

The scorching heat made him grimace, experiencing both pain and pleasure.

Xiao Hei and Xiao Bai get along well, silently guarding each other by the coffee table, their eyes fixed on the steaming hot pot.

I casually picked up a few large pieces of pork ribs from the clear broth pot and threw them into their bowls.

Seeing the two little foodies' awkward expressions of wanting to eat but not daring to bite into the steaming hot chunks of meat, Liu Kai couldn't help but chuckle.

After finishing the last piece of fresh beef, I ate two slices of watermelon to cleanse my palate.

I picked up an ice-cold beer and downed it in one gulp, then took a deep drag of a cigarette, and felt like I was floating on air.

Outside, a frigid current threatened to freeze people to death at any moment, but inside the bunker, Liu Kai made it feel like the height of summer.

After we've eaten and drunk our fill, it's time to get down to business.

Put away the pots and pans in front of you.

Take out a few sheets of A4 printing paper from the storage space and lay them on the coffee table to make a larger sheet of white paper.

Relying on the memory from the "scan," Liu Kai picked up a pen and drew the structure of the neighborhood in his mind onto paper.

The "Lishiquyuan" residential community covers a very large area and has a circular structure.

The outer ring consists of 15 residential buildings of 45 stories each, and the middle ring consists of 8 mid-rise buildings of 17 stories each.

The interior consists of 65 two-story villas of varying sizes, scattered throughout.

In the center is a lakeside garden, while on the lake shore stands the towering "Emperor" villa.

Completed the structural sketch of the residential area.

Liu Kai marked the houses containing gold but no one living in them, in descending order of quantity.

First place: Villa No. 9; Second place: Villa No. 4, 6th floor, Building 17; Third place: Villa No. 16...

Soon, the 18 villas and 47 apartments were marked on a piece of paper.

Liu Kai stared at the paper, lost in thought.

The first thing we can determine is the timing; going in the evening would be the most suitable.

After all, the temperature is lower at night, so even if someone were to collect ice, they wouldn't choose to do so at night.

Next is the route.

His goal is to steal gold and platinum, but if he explores them in order of quantity, the route will be very convoluted.

After considering various factors, Liu Kai finally devised a relatively reasonable route after racking his brains for a long time.

Night slowly fell.

The already overcast sky completely obscured the moonlight and starlight, plunging the neighborhood into complete darkness, where you couldn't see your hand in front of your face.

We must adhere to the principle of stability to the end.

Three pistols and two submachine guns were fitted with silencers and loaded with bullets.

Several spare magazines were also filled with bullets and put into the storage space.

Wear the Kevlar bulletproof vest close to your body.

Then put on the fully charged heated vest and the cold-weather suit in turn.

Finally, put the bulletproof helmet on your head.

Looking at him so fully armed, you'd think he was going to rob a bank.

The bunker's sturdy steel door slowly opened, and a chill instantly swept over them.

Exit the bunker through the passage and quickly head to the third floor of the villa.

To conserve his energy, he did not use his spatial ability to "scan" again.

Instead, he took out a remote control and controlled the military drone to take off.

With the high-definition thermal imaging camera and phased array radar activated, the entire neighborhood was thoroughly surveyed without any blind spots.

Only after confirming that everything was correct did I open the sliding window on the third floor, disappearing into the howling darkness like a shadow.

Even through the thick insulated mask, the cold air still made him feel a little uncomfortable when he inhaled it.

Fortunately, the heated vest worked very well; apart from my legs and feet being a little stiff and cold, my whole body felt very warm.

The drone was set to automatic alert and follow mode and faithfully hovered in the sky.

The remote control is hidden in my pocket; it will vibrate to alert me if anything unusual happens.

This was the first time Liu Kai had left the villa since the cold snap began.

As a staunch materialist, he did not believe in the existence of ghosts or spirits.

However, the pitch-black surroundings can easily evoke a person's primal fear.

Especially for Liu Kai, who had already adapted to the comfortable life inside the bunker, a sense of unease was inevitable at this moment.

Thinking of the drones in the sky, Liu Kai felt a little more at ease.

Immediately following the route in his memory, he made his way to the location of the nine villas.

These two-story villas were almost completely submerged, with only a sloping roof and a small skylight in the attic visible outside.

His snow boots pounded on the hard ice, and the fierce wind made him sway.

It was only 100 meters to the nine villas, but it took Liu Kai three minutes to slowly find his way there.

The attic window of the villa was not locked.

However, the gaps were already filled with snow and ice, frozen solid, making it impossible to open.

Considering the ear-piercing sound of breaking glass, Liu Kai did not do so.

Instead, he pressed himself against the sloping roof of the villa, concentrated, and teleported inside.

The pulling sensation of the cold wind disappeared, and the whistling sound also weakened instantly.