"If I'm not mistaken, today is the last day of severe cold."
Ling Tian knew that at noon today, this extreme weather would disappear without a trace, and an environment suitable for human survival would reappear, but he could not be happy, because this would also mark the beginning of human slaughter.
What he didn't know was that humans had already started killing each other, but he had been staying in this cave and had never witnessed the cruelty outside.
As it approached twelve o'clock, Ling Tian set up a timed feeding system for the poultry, leaving enough food and drinking water for a week. He also planned to go out for a walk.
While having lunch, he suddenly felt the room temperature rising. He looked at the time and it was just past twelve o'clock. He knew that the severe cold was beginning to subside.
After waiting for more than an hour, I no longer felt the coldness in the room, so I started to prepare to go out.
"It's time to go out."
Ling Tian pulled out an old canvas backpack. He needed to leave the outside world without exposing the space. He placed a few simple items inside and carefully inspected the cave to see if there was anything he hadn't done yet.
A few minutes later, Ling Tian walked towards the cave entrance holding a round steel bar. When he was about to remove the stone blocking the entrance, he heard faint sounds of conversation outside.
"Damn it, that bastard Li Delong, why did he only let the two of us go out to collect corpse crystals?"
"Okay, what's the point of complaining? It's our fault for not being able to activate our abilities."
"Humph, if it weren't for us, his combat power would have increased so quickly. What an ungrateful bastard."
"Alright, let's hurry to the next ruins. If we can't complete the Corpse Crystal Quest, none of us will have an easy life."
"Corpse crystal? Spirit stone? Supernatural power?"
Inside the cave, Ling Tian couldn't help but frown as he listened to these words, unable to accept them for a moment. To clear his confusion, Ling Tian decided to go out and ask.
Outside, when the two men were about to leave, a large fishing net suddenly fell from the sky and entangled them tightly, making them unable to move.
"Fuck, who the hell is doing this sneak attack?"
"Let go quickly, we are from the Red Moon Base."
Ling Tian smiled without saying anything, walked over and stretched out his hands to feel around the two of them.
A few minutes later, Ling Tian held an irregular little stone as white as mutton-fat jade in his hand and examined it very carefully.
"Give us back the corpse crystal, quickly!"
"Corpse crystal?"
Ling Tian turned his head, squinted his eyes at the two of them, and said, "Is this the corpse crystal you mentioned? Can you tell me what it is?"
"Dream, let us go quickly, otherwise our boss will definitely..."
The man who had just spoken shut his mouth immediately when he saw the long knife that suddenly appeared in Ling Tian's hand. The other man shouted in horror, "Space power!"
"My tolerance has its limits. You just answer whatever I ask. Understand?"
Ling Tian's eyes suddenly opened, and his unyielding aura frightened the two men. They replied timidly, "I understand...you...you ask."
More than half an hour later, Ling Tian pinched his chin and frowned. He learned from the two that the end of the world was completely different now. Although he was surprised, he was not too shaken. After experiencing rebirth and the end of the world, it was not surprising to see some zombie abilities.
There are no countries now, only bases of all sizes. They are called bases, but in fact they are simple shelters built to gather some survivors to survive together. As for the number of people, they are pitifully small. For example, the Red Moon Base mentioned by the two men is considered to be in the upper middle level among all the bases, and the number of people in the entire base is only a little over 50.
Come to think of it, during the time when the end of the world is approaching, only one in a hundred people will survive.
"One last question, what level is the most powerful psychic in your base?"
"No...I won't tell you."
"That's right, we're not stupid. As long as we say it, we will definitely..."
"Don't tell? Haha!"
In the end times, if you want someone to speak, the temptation of beautiful women and the threat of violence may not work, but there is one thing that can definitely make people willingly move their legs and open their mouths.
As Ling Tian smiled, a lunch box of roast goose legs appeared in his hand. When the fragrant and hot lunch box appeared, the two men's eyes bulged out.
"I said, I said..."
You see, the two men rushed to tell out everything they knew. This is the charm of apocalyptic food.
After getting the information he wanted, Ling Tian looked at the two of them and said with a sly smile, "There's only one lunch box. Who do you think I should give it to?"
"Give it to me, give it to me, I can do anything for you!"
"Give it to me. You see, I'm stronger. I'm definitely your right-hand man. I'm sure I can kill more zombies than this skinny monkey."
"Zombies?"
Reminded by the stronger man, Ling Tian pinched his chin and thought. After a while, he had another lunch box in his hand. He looked at the two and said, "As long as you bring me corpse crystals, this lunch box is yours."
"good!"
The two men answered in unison and decisively. To them, only a fool would refuse. It was a box lunch, and there was also a roast goose leg. This was something they had never imagined. They didn't know how long it had been since the end of the world.
Although they have joined the base, they still have meals every day. Especially recently, some of the food has been withheld by Li Delong. You can imagine how attractive this boxed lunch is to them.
To ensure safety, Ling Tian brought two ropes from space and tied the two men's hands tightly before untying the fishing nets on them.
"Come on, take me to see it."
The two men looked at each other, without any other thoughts at all, thinking only of killing more zombies to get corpse crystals in exchange for the lunch box.
This was Ling Tian's first time traveling so far, and he was particularly curious about everything in the outside world. Whenever he saw something he didn't understand, he would ask the two of them.
After walking for about an hour and a half, he was surprised to see a huge fiery red mountain in the distance. He asked, "I remember there was an ocean in that direction. Why is there a huge mountain there?"
"That's called Blood Crystal Mountain. It was formed from a meteorite that fell from the sky. As the name suggests, it produces blood crystal spirit stones."
The one who spoke was the skinny monkey. When he mentioned the Blood Crystal Mountain, a hint of longing flashed in his eyes.
"Is it the blood crystal spirit stone used to improve physical fitness and increase strength?"
"Yes, a small piece can increase your strength by several dozen kilograms. Even ordinary people can gain considerable benefits. It is also one of the essential items for psychics to upgrade."
"If that's the case, why don't you go there and dig for spirit stones?"
The two men smiled bitterly and said helplessly, "We would like to go, but the only safe passage into the mountain is controlled by the Blood Base. Outsiders can enter, but they can exchange 100 Level 2 Corpse Crystals for two hours of entry into Blood Crystal Mountain."
"But what can we dig out in two hours? The mountain is too hard for human hands to mine. Even a third-level psychic would be helpless without special equipment."
Ling Tian fell into deep thought. According to what the man meant, there was not only one way to enter the Blood Crystal Mountain, but entering from other places would be extremely dangerous.
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