Li Yao stayed in the [Spirit Spring Space] for 10 days until August 1st, when the fog dissipated. She put everything in her house in the small county town in the northwest into the space, leaving only 6 hidden cameras in a secluded place.
Furthermore, Li Yao installed a signal receiver at the window to receive satellite signals, so that the surveillance footage of this room could be transmitted to Da Zhuang in real time.
In fact, Li Yao didn't live here much. Occasionally, she would think that there was no need to maintain this place as a base. However, she always wanted to leave herself a way out. If something went wrong with her system or if she encountered any problems while teleporting through space, this place would be like an anchor point, telling her that even if she lost everything, she would still have a small house to live in and a roof over her head to shelter her from the wind and rain.
Moreover, after staying in the [Spirit Spring Space] for a long time, she always felt a sense of detachment from this world, a feeling of being adrift, and wanted to maintain some connection with this country and this land.
This feeling was very similar to when she was alone and drifting in a big city in her previous life, renting a place. The housing prices were very high, and even though she was a senior executive with a monthly salary of more than 20,000 yuan, she still couldn't afford to buy a house. Although the landlords of the houses she rented were nice people, she would always pay two years' rent in a row. But when she occasionally wanted to decorate something, she would always think that this was someone else's house and she might move out at any time, so she would just give up.
At that time, her biggest wish and all her efforts were to buy her own house, even if it was small and simply decorated. She felt that if it were that kind of house, it would be her own, and she wouldn't have to worry about the decorations damaging the walls or about being kicked out one day.
Even though she has so many resources now, the external chaos, the shock of suddenly becoming rich this year, and her life over the past thirty-odd years have made her want to have her own house. So she doesn't care about anything else, whether she needs it or not, she just wants to be happy, even if it's just for decoration.
After installing the signal receiver and Da Zhuang debugged it, everything was monitored normally. Li Yao then opened the [teleportation portal] and went to the highest point of the Grand Canyon.
As the fog dissipated, the sight of tens of millions of zombies was indeed visually striking. Fortunately, the location was high, surrounded by cliffs with no footholds. But she did not let her guard down.
Li Yao called the system: [6834, how many people have awakened supernatural abilities? How many zombies are at level two or above?]
After scanning, the system replied: "Host, there are no Awakened. Almost everyone here has been bitten by zombies. There are 26 million Level 2 zombies, 12 million Level 3 zombies, 5.8 million Level 4 zombies, 670,000 Level 5 zombies, 2,100 Level 6 zombies, and 2 Level 7 zombies, one of which is about to break through to Level 8. This place is full of zombies; they devour each other and level up very quickly."
Upon hearing that there was a level 8 zombie, Li Yao immediately asked, "[6834, can a level 8 zombie sense me?]"
The system said, "Don't worry, host. This level 8 zombie is a speed-type. Although high-level zombies regain human intelligence, it was stupid before it turned into a zombie, so all it does is eat. It eats fast and runs fast, which is why it levels up so quickly."
Li Yao relaxed a bit now, but the number was still quite large. She instructed the system [6834, spatially dismantle the level 5 and level 6 zombies as before, and transfer the crystal cores back. Keep the rest for upgrading. Keep an eye on things and alert me immediately if there are any flying zombies or anything that could threaten our safety.]
"Okay, host," the system replied.
In this wave, Li Yao gained skill points, 670,000 level 5 crystal cores, and 2,100 level 6 crystal cores.
After harvesting the zombies, Li Yao took out Special 60-Special 100, Black 2-Black 30, and Nuwa, and instructed them to conduct reconnaissance outwards in a fan shape. She then handed over the arrangements to Nuwa, who only needed to hear the final results.
She arranged for the scouts to be deployed. She looked around and finally, in an open area 50 meters from the cliff, retrieved the "invisible house" she had previously acquired in the Flag Country.
This house is 50 meters long and 15 meters wide. It is a rectangular container-like structure covered with color-changing, invisible tempered glass that reflects the surrounding environment. Moreover, the glass is one-way, so people outside cannot see inside.
The house features an 8-meter wide and 15-meter long indoor swimming pool, an open-plan kitchen, a luxurious bedroom and a large bathroom, plus a balcony. Solar panels are installed on the roof, and a wastewater treatment tank and internal water purification system are located at the base of the house.
Li Yao took the house out and placed it on a flat area. She then asked Da Zhuang to replace all the carpets, sofas, mattresses, and other items in the house with new ones. While instructing the system to block satellite maps to prevent satellites from discovering her and the large number of zombies, she took out a beach chair and a parasol, sat on the small balcony of the house, drank a beverage, and waited for Da Zhuang to clean the house.
Li Yao looked at the forest 3 kilometers away and asked the system, "[6834, do you think there are any mutated plants in this forest?]"
The system replied, "Host, the system identifies mutated creatures primarily based on the energy fluctuations of the object after scanning and the crystal cores visible after X-ray scanning. Currently, the system has detected mutated plants and animals in this forest, but their levels are not high, mostly level one. Plants and animals in the misty period also know to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, so they haven't moved much. There are plants and animals that have awakened superpowers, as well as zombified or mutated plants and animals."
Upon hearing this, Li Yao quickly pressed for details, asking, "[Zombified or mutated plants and animals. I understand zombification, but what does mutation mean? It's not like those characters in novels and movies who appear normal but feed on human blood and hunt normal people or animals, is it?]"
[Yes, host. Some plants naturally feed on insects and haven't turned into zombies, which means they have superpowers. But they're different from other humans or animals that can breathe fire or water. They've absorbed the energy of the mist and mutated, amplifying some of their own characteristics. For example, wild mint used to enhance alertness, but now it can drive animals or humans within 5 meters insane, a bit like going berserk in TV dramas.]
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