Chapter 271 It's all for 'Youyou's' love...
Gu Qi raised an eyebrow: "Tsk...what kind of ancient style are you into? And how do you relieve your worries?"
He Zhuo hooked his arm around Gu Qi's neck: "Old Gu, people used to say, 'What can relieve worries? Only getting rich'... In this apocalypse, crystal cores are money, hard currency. So, what's wrong with relieving worries by smashing zombie heads with a hammer?"
Gu Qi choked, "...", then paused, giving He Zhuo a thumbs up: "Poverty makes people progress, it seems there's a lot of truth to that..."
"Look at my little enlightenment!" He Zhuo patted Gu Qi on the shoulder smugly: "Most people can't keep up, brother, learn from me!"
Gu Qi casually pushed him away, replying with only a single syllable: "Mm."
"That's it?" He Zhuo exaggeratedly clutched his chest, clasping his hands in a gesture of grief: "After saying all this, you just reply with an 'hmm'? If this were my dying words, you'd scare me back to life!"
"Brother, don't pay him any attention!" Gu Wan commented while cracking sunflower seeds, "Others have one drama a day, but our young master He seems to want three dramas a minute..."
"Gu, Wan, Wan!" He Zhuo gritted his teeth.
With a "smack," Gu Wan tossed the sunflower seed shells into the trash can: "Don't mess with me, okay? Today I'm playing the role of a fairy with a bad temper..."
He Zhuo: [You shut up, just say something... Aaaaaaah, I can't hit you, and I can't hold back...]
His finger trembled as he pointed at her, and after a long pause, he managed to squeeze out, "Gu Qi, can't you do something about her?"
Gu Qi shrugged indifferently: "You might not believe it, but before the apocalypse, she was already thinking about when she would hear of my death..."
Gu Wan: "Brother, my dear brother..."
He Zhuo, however, noticed Shi Xu still looking at the documents and immediately turned to him: "Shi Xu, Brother Xu, you need to do something about this!"
Gu Wan grabbed a handful of peanuts: "He Zhuo, did you only grow this head to make up for your height?"
He shoved it directly into his open mouth: "If you keep babbling, believe me, I'll burn you bald..."
He Zhuo, his mouth stuffed full of peanuts, could only lodge a "woof woof" protest: [Brother Xu, I won't let you call me uncle anymore! Can you please control this woman with a bad temper?!]
Lu Beiye gently tugged at Lu Nange's hand, tilting his head up to ask, "Sister, if Sister Wenqing wants to level up to level five, does she need to find a level five healing zombie?"
Lu Nange rubbed his little head: "Theoretically, that's how it is..."
Luo Xingyou frowned and interjected, "Nan Nan, are there any zombies with healing abilities? Zombies? Healing zombies? That's such a contradiction."
Lu Nange: "Things will work themselves out... Let's keep an eye on things in the future."
Wen Qing was making tea when he heard this and smiled, "I haven't even reached the threshold of Level 4 yet."
She handed out hot tea to everyone: "Superpowers become increasingly difficult to improve as you progress; you can't rush it."
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The heavy snowfall has been raging for seven days.
Looking out, all that could be seen was a vast expanse of white, with even the distant mountain outlines blurred by the snow.
After some discussion, the group decided to take a break at the gas station.
Lu Beiye used his metal-type superpower to build a metal wall around the gas station, keeping the wind and snow out.
Zhizhi and Chi worked together to haul back a large number of trees from the mountain behind the gas station.
They lit a campfire in the corner of the wall, and the flickering flames brought some warmth to the cold space.
Despite the heavy snow blocking the roads and delaying their journey, the team did not dare to slack off in their training.
Apart from basic meals and rest, everyone put in their best effort to improve their physical fitness every day.
Both Lu Nange and Chi Yanzhou had a premonition that returning to Beijing would inevitably lead to a life-or-death battle.
Training field side.
After exercising all morning, Lu Nange and Gu Wan were lying in rocking chairs, each munching on a bag of spicy strips.
Beside him, Chi Yanzhou and Lu Xici were brewing hot tea on a charcoal stove, and wisps of white steam rose in the cold air, mingling with the aroma of tea.
On the day the gas station was to temporarily close, Shi Xu asked Lu Beiye to set up a simple experimental platform at the entrance of the gas station.
He used the instruments and equipment that Lu Nange and the others brought back from Xie Zong's laboratory and Jin Ye's underground warehouse to refine the medicine according to the methods recorded in the documents.
Lu Beiye was full of curiosity about the experiment, but Shi Xu strictly required him to wear a gas mask before approaching the experimental area.
The little guy was surprisingly cooperative, sitting quietly on a small stool in the corner of the laboratory, his hands obediently placed on his knees, watching intently as Shi Xu performed each step of the procedure.
In the laboratory, the liquid in the test tube gurgled under the heat of the alcohol lamp, reflecting a halo of light that shone on Lu Beiye's focused face.
Shi Xu would occasionally stop and explain the experimental principles to him in simple language, and the child would open his eyes wide and nod seriously.
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On the morning of the ninth day, all that could be seen was still a blinding white, the intense glare making it difficult to look at.
Lu Nange gazed at the snow piled up in the distance, almost as high as her, and sighed helplessly.
She had to go out—otherwise she would miss the "Youyou" sign-in reward for ten days. No, it wasn't just a simple reward; it was all "Youyou's" love for her.
"Zhizhi and I are going for a walk in the back mountain," Lu Nange said to the group who were having breakfast. "And we'll also stock up on some firewood."
Lu Beiye immediately put down his chopsticks and bowl: "Sister, take me with you!"
Gu Wan: "Nan Nan, I'm going too, I'm going too... I'm so bored these past few days, I feel like mushrooms are growing inside."
What was originally planned as a solo activity quickly turned into a group activity involving everyone.
The snow accumulation on the back mountain was more severe than expected; the deepest parts were almost deep enough to submerge an adult.
Chi Yanzhou, Gu Qi, He Zhuo, and Ji Xian used their special abilities to clear several pedestrian paths.
A group of people were in the mountains, cutting down trees and collecting branches...
He Zhuo and Gu Wan picked up a long branch and poked around in the snow like they were treasure hunters.
He Zhuo muttered to himself, "Maybe we can dig out a mutated ginseng spirit..."
As the team ventured deeper into the mountains, Lu Nange frantically checked in from the moment she set foot on the mountain path, with system notifications constantly ringing in her mind.
[Ding! Reward host: "Youyou" brand super-powered beef jerky x1. Consuming it will immediately restore 30% of your superpowered energy... Automatically stored in system space...]
[Ding! Reward host with 1 "Youyou" brand perpetual cilantro potted plant. As long as it's planted in the pot, it will produce a continuous supply of cilantro... Automatically stored in system space...]
Lu Nange: [Cilantro? ??? A never-ending stream? ??? What kind of hidden agenda is this?]
[Ding! Rewarding the host: "Youyou" brand zombie disguise spray x1, duration: 6 hours, can perfectly simulate the smell of zombies below level 5, uses: 3/3... Automatically stored in system space...]
[Ding! The host has been rewarded with 1 "Youyou" brand explosive crossbow bolt, which automatically locks onto zombie weak points and triggers an area explosion upon hit. It also comes with 20 specially made arrows... Automatically stored in the system space.]
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