Chapter 136 Upgrade Explosion
Moving around the city to hunt zombies gave Lu Weiyi time to visit all the jade shops marked by Zhuang Mingxu. The things he collected were not as good as those previously collected by the wealthy people in the base, but they were better than nothing, and the large quantity meant that he could see some effect.
In the base, Zhuang Mingxu had people make several shelves of different heights, and asked Lu Weiyi to try to put them into the space again and again. After several attempts, he actually figured out the height of Lu Weiyi's space.
"More than eight meters." Zhuang Mingxu looked at the markings on the shelf. "The things in your space should be stacked randomly. I thought about it. Good quality jade is usually collected by private hands. The jade in the base that can be sold has basically been taken away by us. It is unlikely that you will be able to expand the space in a short time."
"You can only make use of the height of the space. Classify all the materials and stack them up layer by layer. This way you can save space when storing them and they can be better classified so you don't have to lose sight of them when you need them."
It was the first time that Lu Weiyi knew that his space had a height limit. He seldom went in there now, but he knew that when it was submerged, it was like a small world, and once it had a ceiling, it felt like a cage.
He "gazed" at his own space with his mental power and nodded, "Does your space also have height?"
"Yes, about two meters." Before testing him, Zhuang Mingxu first conducted an experiment using his own space.
No wonder in his previous life, Zhuang Mingxu asked him to put things into the space on organized shelves. At that time, Lu Weiyi thought it was him who put them in order. Now that he thinks about it, he should have made use of the height of the space at that time.
It made him feel ashamed of himself after his rebirth.
"Go inside the space and measure its approximate width. I'll calculate it and try to make use of every bit of space." Zhuang Mingxu handed Lu Weiyi a ruler.
Lu Weiyi hasn't entered the space for a long time since he started living with them. The last time was when he met Zhuang Mingxu. When there was a shortage of water, he would get water every day and would take a look at it. Later, he just collected things casually.
When he entered again and looked around, Lu Weiyi suddenly knew what the "sloppy" feeling in the book was.
The space used to be uneven and uneven, but at least there was nothing there and it looked clean at a glance. Now, he had piled things everywhere, and many of them were even leaning against the peach tree. The absorbed jade waste was piled up along the edge of the well, and it was a mess, a bit like... a garbage dump.
Lu Weiyi was embarrassed and needed to tidy up.
After measuring the approximate size, Zhuang Mingxu took a piece of drawing paper and drew a circle in a standard way. Then he marked a few points and drew an arc in the middle. He asked, "Where is the well located? Here?"
Lu Weiyi nodded.
"Is the size of the well mouth bigger than when you first saw it?" Zhuang Mingxu asked.
The "right" is quite obvious.
Zhuang Mingxu did some mental calculations, drew it, and then asked about the location of the peach tree.
"Are you drawing the space again?" Lu Weiyi roughly marked it out and asked.
"Well, I'll scale it down here in proportion. When I put things, I'll tell you where to put them. This way, I can help you find things in the future, so you don't have to worry about it later." Zhuang Mingxu tapped Lu Weiyi's forehead with his index finger.
Lu Weiyi smiled. In his previous life, his space was small and there were only a few things there. He could see what he wanted at a glance. Now it was too big and the things were messy. There were some things he didn’t even know the names of. He often got into situations where others asked him if he had something and he said he didn’t know.
Whenever Lu Weiyi went out, he would leave behind a large pile of supplies. When he returned home at night, he would see neatly organized shelves. Not only were the shelves numbered, but each layer also had a rough indication of what was on it.
At first glance, it is extremely clear.
The supplies, clothes and daily necessities collected from the collapsed pile were all cleaned and put away. As for the food, especially the damaged ones mixed with mud that were moved out of the flour mill that day, they were all donated by Zhuang Mingxu to the refugees at the gate of the base.
The income from hunting and the trading hall, apart from the "wages" that need to be paid every day, can bring in eight or nine hundred in surplus.
Lu Weiyi thought about doubling their "salary", but Zhuang Mingxu refused, "Who knows what the situation will be in the future. It won't hurt to keep more. As for them, we can give them some at the end of the month as a bonus."
"Will they have any objections?" It was rare for Lu Weiyi to think of this.
"As long as they are smart, they won't say too much," Zhuang Mingxu said, "Compared with the food and wages of other teams, ours is considered superior. Those with poor abilities cannot find better ones to leave here. Those with strong abilities have followed you all the way here and know all your little secrets. It will definitely be right for them to follow you."
Zhuang Mingxu had already seen through the thoughts of Antonio and the others, but he would not say anything because it would not do any harm.
The next day, a major incident occurred at the base—someone failed to upgrade, and energy riot exploded, making his worries completely unnecessary.
When Lu Weiyi received the news, he had just returned from outside. He passed by a toy store today and brought back all the children's toys in it to Zhuang Aiyi.
It was originally just a matter of convenience, but when he thought that Zhuang Aiyi might shout with bright and soft eyes, "Thank you, little daddy", Lu Weiyi actually felt a little reluctant and came back early.
It was just past seven when they arrived at the base. Lu Weiyi put the pile of things all over the living room and said to Zhuang Aiyi generously, "These are all for you. If you don't like them, just throw them away."
Zhuang Aiyi was stunned for a moment, and then a childish voice of surprise rang out, "Ah - are they all for me?"
"Are they all mine?" Zhuang Aiyi walked around and liked this little train. He thought that little plane was also pretty. He trotted to Lu Weiyi, hugged his thighs and jumped, "Little daddy, Aiyi loves you the most. You are so nice."
Happiness is contagious, especially to such a noisy child. Lu Weiyi's cold brows melted a little. He tried to touch Zhuang Aiyi's head as gently as possible, which was furry like a small animal, and said, "Go and play."
"Yeah." Zhuang Aiyi nodded heavily and dived into the toy nest.
Zhuang Mingxu felt relieved when he saw the interaction between the two. In the past, the world was peaceful and he was rich and powerful. Although Lu Weiyi ignored Zhuang Aiyi, he had the ability to make up for it in other ways. But now they were together all day, and Lu Weiyi had unknowingly become the core figure in the team.
If his attitude remains bad, it will easily affect other people's attitude towards Zhuang Aiyi, especially if there are more family members and children in the future, the contrast will be even more obvious. It is better to improve it.
After they washed up, Li Qing was sitting in the living room with a strange soldier, talking to Zhuang Mingxu.
Everyone is usually busy, and this is the first time we sit down and meet after returning to the base together after the heavy snow.
Lu Weiyi nodded at him as a greeting.
A pile of things in the living room had been put away, leaving only a two-meter-long puzzle. Zhuang Aiyi was sitting on the side, carefully looking for the pieces. Lu Weiyi took a closer look, but didn't find anything interesting.
After a while, Zhuang Mingxu called everyone over and said, "Li Qing has brought some news, let everyone know."
Li Qing first greeted Lin Yimu, then looked at the person he brought and introduced, "This is Wang Tang, he knows more about the handling of the matter, let him speak."
Wang Tang looked to be in his thirties, with a dark face. He nodded and said, "Ever since we knew that crystal cores can enhance superpowers, the superpowers in each team of the base have been hunting zombies with all their strength. Starting last week, the leaders of each team began to upgrade one after another. The process was a bit tragic, but the result is not bad."
"Until the day before yesterday, the captain of the Menglang team failed to upgrade and an explosion occurred. Last night, the captain of the Jincheng team exploded again when he upgraded. During the day today, the captains of the Dusk team and the Hope team appeared again..."
It seems that the forced upgrade caused the superpower riot, Lu Weiyi thought.
"Explosion?" Wu Yue frowned.
"Yes, it was like the power of a small bomb. The whole room was full of minced meat." Wang Tang still felt a little nauseous when he thought of the room covered with blood and flesh.
Upon hearing this, several people who had already upgraded looked at each other and immediately thought of Lu Weiyi's original words, "There will naturally be benefits for you if it passes through my hands." As for what the benefits are?
Now it is clear.
Li Zhuang asked, "Have you figured out the reason?"
"It has been preliminarily confirmed that it was caused by the out-of-control of supernatural powers, and it is unanimously believed that it was caused by the absorption of excessive crystal cores. Someone from the research institute suggested that some of the energies in the zombie crystal cores cannot be absorbed by the human body, and when accumulated, it can easily lead to a riot at some point."
"That's about it, so I came to see how your team is doing?" Li Qing asked, "Has anyone upgraded? Is it safe?"
"Not bad," Zhuang Mingxu took the initiative to say, "Liu Rui and Antonio's abilities have been upgraded. After all, they awakened early, and perhaps they realized the effect of the crystal core a little late, so they absorbed less, so it is still relatively safe."
"That's good. Most of the team leaders who have successfully upgraded awakened early and used fewer crystal cores. We still have to control the number of crystal cores absorbed in the future. The research institute recommends not to absorb more than five crystal cores a day. If we take more, it may accumulate and cause danger during the upgrade," said Li Qing.
"If you hadn't told us, we wouldn't have thought of this and would have troubled you to make this trip," Zhuang Mingxu started to chat.
"Actually, there is something else," Li Qing said embarrassedly, "You also know that the army has a large number of people, and compared to the other families, we don't have basic supplies, so we have to collect everything we need."
"The weather is hot nowadays and consumption is high. Other things are easy to deal with, but salt is not enough. So a few days ago, I wanted to take people to Zhoujia County to see if there is any left. Although the salt wells are gone, there should still be some in the processing plant."
Zhuang Mingxu nodded. If they were more numerous, he would also like to send someone to take a look.
"But on the way to Zhoujia County, a mutant plant appeared..."
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