Chapter 25 Underwater City
Liu Xiaona's plan to escape from the base, which she had been waiting for so long, was ruined by Xie Hao.
Xie Hao just casually called out Liu Xiaona's name, which made the base defenders who were originally sleepy and confused perk up and search for Liu Xiaona.
Liu Xiaona carefully hid the crystal core. This crystal core was secretly given to him by Ai at the risk of his life. It was his hope of survival.
"Stop shouting..."
Liu Xiaona slowly crawled out from behind a tent.
Xie Hao didn't hear Liu Xiaona's weak voice and continued shouting.
"Look, it's there." The base defender picked up a stone and threw it at Liu Xiaona.
Liu Xiaona: ...waiting.
Xie Hao followed the direction where the stone was thrown and finally saw Liu Xiaona struggling to get up from the ground.
But after not seeing her for a few days, Liu Xiaona's hair had grown longer, her beard was untidy, and her whole body was red from being burned.
Xie Hao carefully identified it and finally confirmed that the red shrimp in front of him was Liu Xiaona.
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In the Supermarket of God, Song Yuqing stayed awake all night. At dawn the next day, they got up and couldn't wait to enter the space.
The eight iron doors stood there quietly, waiting for Song Yuqing to open them.
To avoid confusion in the future, Song Yuqing put house numbers on the eight iron doors. The white iron door is number 01, the iron door that opens to nothingness is number 02, and the one leading to a parallel world a hundred years later is number 03.
This time, Song Yuqing decided to open a new door.
Song Yuqing adjusted his emotions, tried his best to clear his mind of distracting thoughts, and imagined a cool and resource-rich world.
Exhale, inhale, exhale, inhale... Song Yuqing slowly turned the iron door handle, and a new world appeared before her.
Underwater city.
Song Yuqing walked out of the space and found himself standing on a deserted cross-sea bridge. It was deserted all around and there was no one in sight.
Just as Song Yuqing had imagined, the weather was cool and pleasant.
"Hiss!" Several zombies jumped down from the bridge tower and excitedly pounced on Song Yuqing. These zombies were different from the zombies in Song Yuqing's world. They had richer colors and could release the supernatural powers of gold, wood, water, fire and earth.
Song Yuqing started running immediately. She couldn't understand what went wrong. She had been praying for abundant resources, not zombies!
At the moment when she was chased by zombies, Song Yuqing thought about escaping back to the space, but she was unwilling to let the opportunity that only happened once a month be wasted.
"Hi, beauty, do you want to go to the underwater city?" A mermaid was lying lazily on the guardrail on the side of the bridge. Her upper body was a blonde beauty, and her lower body was a big blue-purple fish tail.
If the mermaid hadn't suddenly spoken, Song Yuqing would have thought the mermaid was a decorative sculpture on the bridge.
Just as the zombies were about to attack, the mermaid grabbed Song Yuqing and jumped off the bridge with her. A round submarine emerged from the water, opened the glass cover, and caught the mermaid and Song Yuqing.
The submarine is unmanned and slowly dives to the bottom of the water.
The childhood fantasy has become a reality, and Song Yuqing can hardly describe his feelings.
"I'm your tour guide, Ai Mei. It only costs fifty points to hire me." The mermaid winked playfully.
"Okay!" Song Yuqing had more than 10,000 points in his points card, which was more than enough to hire a tour guide.
Ai Mei immediately produced a travel map of the underwater city and introduced the attractions of the underwater city to Song Yuqing.
"No, I want to go to the largest supermarket first." Song Yuqing always remembered his mission.
"Okay." Ai Mei agreed without a trace of doubt. She had seen many people like Song Yuqing.
At Song Yuqing's request, Ai Mei began to introduce this world. Before the zombie outbreak, humans built underwater cities, abandoned land, and conquered the ocean.
"There are many travelers like you who come here from another time and space." Ai Mei's fish tail shook, "I specialize in your business."
Song Yuqing was stunned, almost forgetting to breathe. Then, an even greater shock struck her fragile heart.
A huge glass cover envelops the entire city. Most of the buildings in the city are streamlined, and suspended trains shuttle through every corner of the city.
The submarine that Song and Qing were riding in passed through a mirrored tunnel and entered the glass-enclosed city. The submarine grew two wheels and glided smoothly.
The submarine stopped in front of a spiraling building.
"This is our largest supermarket." Ai Mei helped Song Yuqing get off the submarine, and her big fish tail turned into two legs.
The entire building is a supermarket. The supermarket has no name. The first floor houses prepared foods and snacks, the second floor has fruits and vegetables, the third floor has fresh meat, the fourth floor offers a variety of seasonings, the fifth floor sells various kitchen equipment and home appliances, the sixth floor is home to household goods, the seventh floor is clothing, the eighth floor is personal care, and the ninth floor sells various land survival tools.
"I don't know, how many points do you have in total?"
"More than ten thousand." Song Yuqing looked at the huge supermarket in front of him and suddenly felt that the shopping list he had made earlier was probably useless.
"Okay, follow me." Ai Mei was quite familiar with helping travelers shop. "I'll accompany you throughout the shopping process and introduce you to items worth buying."
Song Yuqing followed Ai Mei to the first floor and picked out 500 items of prepared food, from braised food to bento boxes. In this supermarket, there was a self-service shopping platform next to each shelf, so Song Yuqing didn't have to carry a lot of supplies to shop. He only needed to pay with a card after picking up the items and then put them into the space.
Song Yuqing didn't know how long it took her to walk around the first floor. She could no longer accurately sense the time. Anyway, when she reached the second floor, her legs felt a little numb.
The fruits on the second floor are classified according to their structure. Apples, oranges, etc. are simple fruits and are priced preferentially. Pineapples, strawberries, etc. are aggregate fruits and are slightly more expensive. However, according to Ai Mei, these fruits can improve physical strength in a short period of time.
Song Yuqing tried a strawberry and indeed felt his body become relaxed, his legs were no longer sore, and his back straightened.
Ai Mei specifically introduced complex fruits such as tomatoes and cucumbers, which have blurred boundaries between vegetable and fruit classifications, saying that they can enhance superpowers.
Song Yuqing bluntly used the money she had been planning to use to buy vegetables and fruits to buy tomatoes and cucumbers. She had struggled with this decision, as those tropical fruits had been making her crave them.
Next, they browsed the raw meat section on the third floor. Following Ai Mei's advice, Song Yuqing bought a lot of fish and beef. Ai Mei said that nutritionists in the underwater city had conducted experiments and found that fish and beef could help increase physical strength and enhance supernatural powers.
Song Yuqing bought more beef than fish. She thought she could have some beef hotpot when she returned to Shenzhi Supermarket.
Ai Mei only took Song Yuqing to explore one-third of the fourth, fifth, and sixth floors, buying some necessities. According to Ai Mei, money should be spent wisely, even though Song Yuqing couldn't move his feet as he looked at the dazzling array of goods.
While browsing the seventh floor, Song Yuqing specifically asked Ai Mei if the clothes here could protect against zombies, but she was told no. Song Yuqing was inevitably a little disappointed. She casually picked up some clothes for both men and women, picked out a few nice ones for Gaha, and then went to the eighth floor.
She only took the shower gel, shampoo, and skincare products for her own use. Song Yuqing also grabbed a few bottles of purple hair dye, thinking of dyeing Gaha's hair. Gaha, with her Sadako hairstyle, wandered around the God's Supermarket every day, which was a bit creepy.
The ninth floor was the centerpiece of this shopping spree. It contained a variety of land survival tools, designed for fighting zombies. Song Yuqing first grabbed fifty melee weapons, each with a sharp bayonet and a broad machete.
Song Yuqing wanted to study the weapons, but Ai Mei pulled him to the shelf of survival backpacks and protective equipment.
"Those weapons are useless. The real practical weapons are guns. Supermarkets don't sell them. You need to apply for them from the government." Ai Mei pointed at the survival backpack and protective equipment. "These are the things worth buying."
"Apply to the government?" Song Yuqing became interested.
"It's very troublesome. Normally, we won't sell it to foreign travelers like you."
Song Yuqing was unwilling to give up, but she had to give up. She picked out fifty survival backpacks filled with emergency medicine, necessary food and water. They were cheap and very cost-effective.
As for the protective equipment, most of them were sturdy gloves, knee pads and vests. Song Yuqing thought that ordinary people without special powers could use them, so he also took fifty sets.
Song Yuqing put the purchased equipment into the space. The space had already become crowded. Song Yuqing made some adjustments before making room for the protective equipment.
On the side, Ai Mei was counting on her fingers, and suddenly slapped her thigh, she was overspending!
"Pick fifty things and put them back, or you won't have any points to pay me."
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