Chapter 328: The Siege in the Apocalypse (5)

Wen Wan took a couple of bites. She could imagine how delicious it was, but she had no sense of taste. After finishing, Wen Wan said she needed to go to the toilet. She then went to a secluded place and started to induce vomiting. After all, as a zombie, eating too much cooked food would be extremely uncomfortable.

This is incredibly unfriendly to someone who's a true foodie; she wants to escape this world immediately.

Wen Wan wiped her mouth, disgustedly picked up some dirt to cover up what she had vomited, and said, "I'll starve to death sooner or later."

System: [I will control the situation to prevent the host from eating people.]

Wen Yan: "..."

I suddenly feel so scary.

As Wen Wan turned to go back, she saw Gu Yan, the male lead, standing three steps away from her, looking at her with icy eyes.

Wen Wan: We're doomed.

"Captain Gu, what are you doing here?"

Gu Yan: "Food is precious in the apocalypse. If you want to lose weight or don't like it, you can share it with others instead of vomiting here."

Losing weight? Don't like it?

No, she really wanted to eat it, but her body wouldn't allow it.

"I'm sorry, I know I was wrong, I will never waste food like that again."

Gu Yan then mentioned something else, "Qiqi is an ice-type ability user, so let's take her to the testing center to have her ability tested."

"I see."

After Gu Yan finished speaking, he turned and left. Wen Wan patted her chest in lingering fear. Fortunately, Gu Yan hadn't seen anything he shouldn't have. After Wen Wan returned, she told Chu Mingyao that she was taking Qi Qi to the ability testing center. Chu Mingyao then took the two of them to the testing center.

And... they even cut in line.

It seems the female lead is doing well in the safe zone, which is good. After she leaves, she can entrust Qiqi to the female lead's care without worry. After all, she will be leaving soon, and she just needs to make sure the female lead doesn't leave because of her psychological trauma.

The testing center was very large, and Qiqi was quickly taken away by the testing personnel. In less than ten minutes, the testing personnel brought Qiqi over and put a badge exclusive to superhumans on her.

"Chen Qi, Ice Element Level 1, 3A." The testing personnel announced to the public. The crowd waiting to be tested looked at Qi Qi with extreme envy. After all, such talent was rare even in the safe zone where there were many superhumans. Moreover, she was just a child. Her future was limitless.

Kiki looked at her little badge with great joy, "Sister, it's so pretty!"

"It looks really good. Qiqi, keep up the good work and become stronger."

"Qiqi will definitely work hard and protect her sister well in the future."

Chu Mingyao's communicator rang several times afterward, but she hung up each time. "Sister, if you have something urgent to do, you should go first. Don't delay us."

Chu Mingyao: "It's nothing urgent. I just finished a mission and have some time to rest. I'll spend some time with you."

Wen Yan: "..."

So, how could the original owner be so foolish as to harbor resentment towards such a doting older sister? It's as if she didn't even know how to curry favor with a powerful and influential woman, and her eventual fate was inevitable.

After that, Wen Wan lived a life of leisure, with the female lead cooking delicious food for her every day. She taught Qi Qi how to cultivate. It must be said that Qi Qi was smart and hardworking, never complaining about the hardships. Wen Wan knew that Qi Qi actually harbored hatred in her heart. She wanted to become strong and avenge her parents who had died tragically at the hands of zombies.

Wen Wan didn't see Gu Yan for the next few days. The people in the safe zone were very busy. People kept coming in, and there were also many superhumans who went out to do missions and got injured. Of course, there were also those who won great victories.

Wen Wan quickly ascertained the distribution of power within the safe zone.

The division is based on strength, and the strongest is naturally the male protagonist's rescue team, codenamed Killer. The reason why the safe zone shelters ordinary people was also proposed by Gu Yan. After all, in the apocalypse, the strong prey on the weak, and ordinary people without awakened superpowers cannot survive. Many superpowered people feel that ordinary people are abandoned by God, and only those with strong superpowers are qualified to live in the apocalypse.

Those who maintain this view are Lin Fulong's forces, who are opposed to Gu Yan. Lin Fulong is a level four lightning-type ability user with an S-level talent. The male protagonist, of course, has a halo, being the only one with a 3S-level talent and a level five ability user.

Therefore, all the ordinary people were very grateful to Gu Yan for taking them in. However, as the number of people increased, Gu Yan's pressure also became considerable. After all, people need to eat, drink, relieve themselves, and sleep. Due to the zombie virus, many lands that had been occupied by zombies were contaminated with toxins and could not be used to grow crops. Most of the rivers were also polluted, and tap water was scarce. There was a shortage of various medicines, and friction within the safe zone was constant. Lin Fulong kept a close eye on the dominant position of the safe zone. Unlike Gu Yan's egalitarian philosophy, Lin Fulong's philosophy was survival of the fittest. He believed that those with superpowers could have all priority resources and would not have to share them with ordinary people.

As the pressure mounted, Lin Fulong gained more and more supporters, most of whom were people with supernatural abilities.

A few days later, Chu Mingyao went to take on another mission. Wen Wan was not strong enough, so she would not overestimate herself and go out to do missions. It would be a small matter if she dragged someone down, but if she caused someone to die, Wen Wan simply could not imagine the consequences.

Chu Mingyao wouldn't allow her to go, and Wen Wan didn't want to do nothing, so she thought about how she could help these people and do what she could.

According to the original storyline, the drug to suppress the zombie virus would not be successfully developed for another five years, and many people died during the experimental phase. It was a cruel but great research project.

Wen Wan is... unable to do it, and the system refuses to give her the potion, since this is the most important part of the male protagonist's career path, which involves ascension.

Wen Wan thought about it for several days, and after consulting and pleading with the system, she finally obtained some soil purification liquid. The solution she came up with was to grow food. The first step in growing food was to determine what to grow. Based on the system's analysis of the climate and temperature of this place, Wen Wan decided to grow potatoes first, as this crop is filling and can be stored.

Next, she needed to find seeds. Wen Wan only had some things she brought from Qi Qi's house in her space, but no seeds at all. When Wen Wan went to the kitchen to ask, the kitchen staff refused to give her any potatoes to plant.

In the end, Wen Wan spent two catties of pork to get twenty catties of potatoes with sprouts from the kitchen manager. After that, she had to choose soil, since she couldn't just find any piece of land to plant them. So Wen Wan had to go to Wu Yong. Wu Yong had helped Wen Wan a lot during this period, and the two had become friends.

Wu Yong was somewhat surprised when he learned that Wen Wan was going to plant potatoes.

"Grow potatoes? Why do you suddenly want to grow things yourself? Your sister is currently in the top ten of the safe zone's performance rankings; she has enough to support you and your sister."

Wen Wan: "I can't just let my sister support me forever, can I? I have to do something myself. I was thinking of trying to grow something, but I don't have any soil. Can you help me find a piece of land? It doesn't need to be too big."

Wu Yong advised, "Mingyue, I'm not trying to undermine your confidence, but as you know, most of this soil is polluted. The remaining soil is a precious resource that is meant to ensure the survival of the people in the safe zone. It's impossible to give it to you."