After killing the Titan zombie, the kill count jumped to 1000, which perfectly met the mission requirements.
The system prompts: Congratulations on completing Job Change Quest 1. Job Change Quest 2 will be automatically accepted. You can choose to leave the instance immediately or in ten minutes.
Without time to examine the new job change quest closely, Zhang Shi chose to leave in ten minutes. Since it was still early, and this post-apocalyptic world was set in modern times, it should have many technological advancements. Zhang Shi planned to use these precious ten minutes to scavenge some useful resources.
This world has been plagued by a zombie apocalypse for an unknown period, and almost all usable resources have been looted. Logically, this should mean there are still survivors. Yet, despite Zhang Shi causing such a commotion all morning, he hasn't seen a single trace of them.
Knowing that readily available resources were difficult to collect, Zhang Shi turned his attention to the abandoned cars parked on the road. Although the fuel tanks of these abandoned vehicles were empty, most of their engines and mechanical structures were undamaged.
Zhang Shi tried putting all the cars into his backpack, and it worked! Unfortunately, each car took up an entire inventory slot. Zhang Shi had prepared a large amount of supplies for this dungeon run, leaving him with few empty slots. Ultimately, after exhausting all his resources and discarding some low-value items, he managed to bring back 20 cars in decent condition with minimal damage.
As soon as Zhang Shigang teleported back, Ge Dalong and Wu Qing appeared immediately to welcome his return.
Seeing Zhang Shi's expression, Ge Dalong asked in confusion, "What happened? Did the mission fail?"
Zhang Shi shook his head and shared the mission information with them.
Job change quest two: Complete any dungeon of rare level or higher. Quest time limit: 72 hours.
The three of them unanimously thought of the Village of Doubts dungeon. This dungeon had left them with many nightmares. They failed to clear it on their first attempt, but fortunately, the challenge book saved their progress, giving them another chance to challenge it.
"What I'm worried about is that if we don't come up with any new methods to deal with the spirits, and we just rashly return to Huo Family Village, the four of us will probably still be no match for those spirits."
Zhang Shi voiced his doubts, stating that compared to the safety of everyone else, he would rather give up this hidden profession.
Ge Dalong stepped forward to comfort him, his words filled with strong confidence.
"Don't worry, we still have time. If there's still a zombie horde attack tonight, the three of us should be around level 15 and trigger the job change quest. Once we successfully change jobs, we might have more tricks up our sleeves and be able to lend you a hand."
Zhang Shi looked at his two partners, smiled with satisfaction, and nodded firmly.
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Inside the shelter, under Ge Dalong's instructions, some of the engineering soldiers were building a second-story structure on the existing stone houses. The number of soldiers was increasing daily, but the territory remained fixed; adding more stone houses would make the already small shelter even more crowded.
Ge Dalong's plan was to build towers for the soldiers to live in. This would save space, provide a good view, and serve a similar function to sentry towers.
Wu Qing kept a close eye on the Golden Light Rice. Thanks to the light from the giant sunflowers, the fields were illuminated even at night, and the straight-grown Golden Light Rice had already sprouted grains. Wu Qing was leading the harvest. After a few more processing steps, everyone would be able to enjoy fragrant rice by evening.
As usual, Zhao Feng led a squad of soldiers to the mining area. Sulfur and saltpeter were the most precious resources for the shelter at this stage. Nearly a third of the zombies died from firearms every night. Zhao Feng knew the importance of these two resources and personally led the squad every day, fearing that something might go wrong.
Seeing everyone busy at their respective posts, Zhang Shi finally relaxed. Ge Dalong was right; he still had 72 hours left, and the opportunity to improve his skills.
Zhang Shi found Gong Yi, took a car out of his backpack, briefly explained its purpose, and then handed it to him for study.
Zhang Shi's request was to try his best to repair the car, and if it was truly unusable, to disassemble the parts and find other uses for them.
Gong Yi wasn't particularly interested in cars; perhaps he had seen the jeep at the shelter before, or perhaps his memories of automobiles were simply long forgotten. After a brief glance at the car's condition, Gong Yi shook his head, asserting that given the shelter's current technological capabilities, dismantling the car was far more valuable than repairing it.
Zhang Shi nodded upon hearing this. He had expected this, and besides, he didn't have much fuel in reserve, so he didn't have enough resources to consume the car.
With the help of two engineers, Gong Yi completely disassembled the car in just one hour. Aside from integral parts like the engine, transmission, steering system, and battery, Zhang Shi also obtained a large quantity of high-quality steel and non-ferrous metals.
Metals such as lead, copper, aluminum, and tin are not produced in the current wilderness world. Even if they are not used for resource manufacturing, simply adding them to pig iron to forge alloys can greatly improve the performance of weapons and equipment.
Seeing this, Zhang Shi took out all the remaining wrecked cars and piled them up near the research center, handing them all over to Gong Yi to handle. He then returned to the fortress to rest and took the opportunity to browse the trading market to see if he could find any special items for dealing with spirits.
After experiencing the post-apocalyptic world dungeon, Zhang Shi killed a large number of zombies, including many high-quality mutated zombies. His level increased by two levels, reaching level 17. Pipi, after experiencing the Blood Moon Zombie Tide and the dungeon, jumped all the way to level 15.
Checking Pipi's stats, Zhang Shi was surprised to find that Pipi also had a job change notification. Unlike survivors, beastmen don't need to complete a job change quest; their owners can choose directly from the system panel.
Zhang Shi glanced at it briefly. The so-called "job change" for beasts is different from that for humans; it simply means choosing a growth path. Future level increases will automatically allocate points towards the chosen career path. Taking Pipi as an example, its current selectable paths are:
Reconnaissance greatly enhances Agility, grants sharper insight, and allows the user to communicate with their master, transmitting intelligence even from a distance. Exclusive Reconnaissance skills can be learned.
In battle, it greatly increases strength and grants a health bonus. When fighting alongside its master, it also boosts some of the master's attributes. It can learn exclusive combat skills.
Support significantly enhances physical attributes, grants strong resistance to all attributes, provides powerful stamina, and an exclusive spatial backpack that can be remotely controlled by the user. Exclusive support skills can be learned.
Zhang Shi looked at Pipi and considered it carefully.
I already have a scout, so I don't need to rely on Pipi for vigilance anymore; I spend a lot of time in the shelter, so I'm not the type to hunt in the wild and don't need a large backpack.
Ultimately, Zhang Shi changed Pipi's class to a combat dog, since he could get a free attribute bonus, and even if Pipi was just an accessory, it could still demonstrate its value.
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