Chapter 49: Using Crystal Cores to Exchange for Better Equipment
When everyone heard Li Xingye say that he was going back to the urban area of Chengdu, they looked at each other in surprise.
Lin Wei, who had successfully upgraded to the fourth level and was now serving as Duan Qianyu's assistant, raised his hand weakly: "Chief, there are so many zombies in the city center, can we clear them all..."
Duan Qianyu's eyes lit up: "It's great that you want to go back to the city! Although the city was in ruins, many equipment just stopped supplying power and couldn't operate. If we go back, we will have more infrastructure that can be directly modified, which can save a lot of trouble.
"The only problem is what Lao Lin said, there are too many zombies. We are still several hundred kilometers away from Rongcheng. It's easy for people with special abilities, but for ordinary people to migrate there... I'm afraid it's not optimistic."
It is not just not optimistic. Given the intelligence of current high-level zombies, if a large-scale migration really occurs, it is very likely to directly lead to a zombie tide.
By then, not to mention ordinary people, even lower-level psychics may not be able to come out alive.
The only prerequisite for migration is to clear out the zombies on the road in advance and ensure that there are no high-level zombies around.
However, some third-level zombies can already awaken superpowers, although they are only level 1, but as they continue to evolve, it is said that seventh-level zombies can even awaken two superpowers!
They may not be able to do anything to top-level psychics like Li Xingye, but killing some low-level psychics and ordinary people is probably no different from harvesting vegetables.
Haozi also said: "The generation in the city center has always been with the black hole. We have only heard people go in, but have never seen many come out. They all guess that there may be higher-level zombies inside. Boss, isn't it too risky?"
In their opinion, it would be feasible to find a slightly larger town closer to Chengdu as a base.
In the city center of Chengdu, not long after the apocalypse began, there were still some people holding on to the city. However, as everyone discovered that food was extremely difficult to store and that the denser the population, the faster the zombies evolved, they basically all fled.
The rest, of course, died right inside.
No one knows how powerful the zombies inside are. Even if they have confidence in Li Xingye's ability, zombies are still zombies. Once they are caught, there is no room for recovery.
After listening to everyone's opinions, Li Xingye did not rush to refute, but simply said: "I understand what you said, so it is just a hypothesis for now, and I will talk about the details after I explore it in depth.
"Sister Zhang, I will hand over the food in my space to you in the next two days. The base's reserves are enough for half a month, so I can go for two more days."
I didn't dare to walk too far before because I was worried that the base would run out of food after I left. After all, Sister Zhang has limited space.
But after a period of continuous trial and comparison by Lin Wei and his team, they discovered that if the soil dug out from the space was made into mud and then thinly pasted on the box, the shelf life of the food could actually be extended!
Although it was bound to spoil in the end, it was already a pleasant surprise compared to its previously too short "shelf life".
In addition, as more people join, the available manpower has become more sufficient. The base's defense line has been re-erected, and Li Xingye has positioned himself as the cornerstone and protective umbrella of the base. He usually rarely appears in front of everyone, so that he will not easily attract attention when he travels far away.
This time, I only told the core members present so that they could be prepared.
As for the rest, it was safer not to know his whereabouts.
After all, there are several sixth-level or even seventh-level psychics in the base now. If they knew that Li Xingye is not at home, they might have some bad ideas.
Sister Zhang has also been with Li Xingye for a long time. After hearing what Li Xingye said, she nodded and said, "My ability level has recently been upgraded to level five, and my space has become much larger. Boss, you don't have to worry about the base. Just take care of your own safety."
After a while, Li Xingye kept Duan Qianyu and asked her about the progress of various devices.
Duan Qianyu glanced at him and said, "I don't have anything suitable to give to your girlfriend recently. But I've always wanted to ask you, have you ever thought about giving her the zombie crystal core directly?"
Li Xingye narrowed his eyes: "What do you mean?"
Duan Qianyu said: "I have studied the crystal core for so long, and found that it is more concentrated and pure than all the energy we have seen before. For example, taking the most common energy before the end of the world as an example, a tank of gasoline is enough for a family car to run about 600 to 700 kilometers.
"But I recently compared the energy efficiency. Two ordinary first-order crystal cores can make an off-road vehicle run nearly a thousand kilometers. Do you know what this means?"
Li Xingye knew that Duan Qianyu and Lin Wei had been tinkering with the crystal core generator recently, but he didn't expect that they had successfully replaced the car engine with a crystal core power supply.
He looked at Duan Qianyu with a strange look: "I noticed that the equipment you were researching before only used crystal cores to stimulate the stored energy. When did you start researching replacements with ordinary energy sources?"
Duan Qianyu sneered and said casually: "This is why the brains of researchers are so precious. Warriors don't understand."
It suddenly occurred to her that Qiangzi had been reporting to her every day during this period, giving her all the sugar and chocolate in his share, just to ask her in a persuasive way if she could develop some equipment to break through the barriers between spaces.
After becoming one of them, she also learned some things about Li Xingye and the "God of Space", and naturally guessed why Qiangzi did all this.
After all, in Qiangzi's words, Li Xingye, who was "pitiful and helpless" but had explosive fighting power, was this first time to care so much about a girl.
Suddenly, Duan Qianyu even felt that Qiangzi should be wearing a butler uniform, and then she smiled with relief.
It's just that there are some things that Qiangzi doesn't understand when he is told about them. He can only smile foolishly and scratch his head, then stuff everything in his arms into her: "You are really smart, I will give these to you. I heard from Lao Lin that you are always too busy to eat. Only when you are full can you have the energy to continue your research."
Duan Qianyu felt helpless, so she went to Li Xingye to explain: "I know that the supplies of our base are all supported by the Space Goddess, so if she is well, we will be better.
"But most importantly, I also want to get some better equipment from them, and I'm afraid she can't do it alone. So I want to use the crystal core as a stepping stone to see if I can open up a higher-level exchange channel."
Li Xingye understood Duan Qianyu's meaning, and after a moment's silence, he slowly said, "It's not the right time yet."
Duan Qianyu understood: "I know, the base hasn't moved yet, so even if we change to new things, we won't be able to use them..."
"No," Li Xingye said seriously, "At least wait until I prepare enough crystal cores, and then make sure Wanwan will not be harmed by the crystal cores."
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