14: Chapter 14 Class E Water Purifier

Chen Ze felt as if he had returned to his college days of playing online games.

Every time he touched a light orb, he felt like he was running a dungeon and opening a treasure chest. The sense of mystery and anticipation was just like back in the virtual world, with his mind filled with the potential for peerless divine artifacts or rare materials to appear.

There were four light orbs left, and Chen Ze opened them all in one go.

F-rank Planting Box.

Item Description: Can plant F-rank or lower plants and shorten the growth cycle by 50%.

F-rank Spear.

Item Description: The king of all weapons; one inch longer means one inch stronger. Crafted from special metal, it can inflict terrifying damage on monsters of the same rank.

Two more items with attributes had appeared.

The planting box was square, about the size of a household oven, and it was filled with black soil that had a foul odor.

The F-rank spear was silver-white all over and quite heavy. Chen Ze found it a bit difficult to carry. Perhaps because he already had his Tang saber and his heart was set on it, he directly traded the spear to Fatty.

Over at Fatty's side, he had finally made it to daybreak and was currently peeking through the crack in the bathroom door to observe the situation outside.

Suddenly, he felt his heart of the fortress heat up slightly. Seeing a message from Shanghai Li Yunlong, he immediately clicked it open.

Shanghai Li Yunlong: "Brother, I've found the weapon for you."

Immediately after, he saw the trade request sent by Chen Ze.

He eagerly clicked accept, and a silver-white spear immediately appeared in his hands.

Fatty is the Coolest: "Holy crap, Boss, you actually got it!"

Shanghai Li Yunlong: "It wasn't bought; it dropped from a zombie."

Chen Ze felt that Fatty was a decent guy, so he didn't hide the information that zombies could drop items.

Fatty is the Coolest: "Damn, zombies can even drop equipment? This... this is just too ridiculous!"

Fatty felt as if he had missed out on a fortune. If he had gotten this spear earlier, perhaps he could have obtained even more treasures.

But then he thought, if not for the Boss's help, he probably wouldn't have even survived last night, let alone talked about killing zombies for loot.

Fatty is the Coolest: "Thank you, Boss! Thank you, Boss!"

The trade was complete, and Chen Ze no longer had that on his mind.

As for the remaining two items, they were a bit ordinary.

A pack of emergency rations. (Contains five compressed ration bars, three liters of drinking water, five cigarettes, one bar of chocolate, and two packets of instant drinks.)

Item Description: Don't doubt it, it's just the most ordinary food, but at least it can keep you going for a few days.

Animal Trap x 5

Item Description: Place them in some inconspicuous spots, and they might just bring you some special surprises.

"So, F-rank zombies also have a chance to drop ordinary-level items."

Chen Ze sighed and walked straight toward the last light orb, which was also the only cyan one.

"I hope this one doesn't disappoint me."

Muttering to himself, he reached his hand into it, and immediately, information about the item appeared in his mind.

e-rank water purifier.

Item Description: Can filter ordinary water into e-rank purified water; drinking 1 liter per day increases three-dimensional attributes by 1 point.

"Holy crap! I got something good!"

Chen Ze couldn't help but exclaim.

It could slowly increase his three-dimensional attributes! The value of this thing was definitely no less than the arisaka type 38 rifle he had in his hands.

You have to know, bullets will eventually run out one day, but the tangible increase in three-dimensional attributes is a permanent improvement!

"Hahaha!"

Chen Ze excitedly hugged the water purifier and headed back to the Blockhouse; he couldn't wait to test the effects of this treasure.

Just then, a familiar female voice suddenly came from behind him.

"Mr. Chen, please wait a moment!"

Chen Ze turned around and discovered it was Wang Yalan.

This woman was in an extremely disheveled state; her originally delicate face was full of exhaustion, her hair was scattered messily over her shoulders, and the dress she wore was so stained with zombie blood that its original color was unrecognizable.

Last night, she had spent the entire night killing zombies. Only now, upon hearing Chen Ze's voice, did she drag her exhausted body out.

Perhaps sensing Chen Ze's scrutinizing gaze, she quickly wiped the stains off her face with her arm and spoke again.

"Mr. Chen, thank you for your help last night!"

"No need to thank me; that was what we agreed upon beforehand."

Chen Ze waved his hand dismissively and prepared to leave.

His mind was currently on the water purifier; he had no time to continue chatting with this woman, Wang Yalan.

Seeing that Chen Ze was about to leave, Wang Yalan instantly panicked.

She was anxious and, involuntarily, trotted a few steps forward.

Just as her lips were about to open, she felt as if she had been instantly frozen by an invisible force, as if under a binding spell. She froze in place, not daring to move an inch further.

The reason was simple: Chen Ze had already steadily raised the arisaka type 38 rifle, and that muzzle, like an endless black hole, was coldly aimed right at her.

Chen Ze didn't speak, merely staring coldly at the latter, seemingly waiting for her explanation.

"Mr... Mr. Chen, I have no malicious intent, I... I just wanted to add you as a friend."

Add as a friend?

Chen Ze could tell that this woman actually wanted to continue receiving his protection.

But today is different from yesterday. He now had survival coins, and food could easily be obtained from the Trading House; why would he need to use precious bullets to trade for food?

"Give me a reason not to reject you."

Wang Yalan bit her lip, her brain working at high speed.

She understood that for a woman in the apocalypse, perhaps her own body was her best asset, but her strong self-esteem did not allow her to sell herself out so easily.

After a brief moment of thought, Wang Yalan took a deep breath and said.

"Mr. Chen, if I had a way to allow you to accumulate a large amount of supplies in a short period of time, would you be willing to listen?"

A short period of time? A large amount of supplies?

Chen Ze heard this and frowned slightly.

"Did this woman obtain some heaven-defying item? Or perhaps their shelter's talent level is also high-tier? That shouldn't be right; she almost died yesterday."

Unable to figure out the reason, Chen Ze asked directly.

"Tell me, what exactly is the method?"

Seeing Chen Ze slowly lower the muzzle, Wang Yalan finally breathed a sigh of relief. She stepped forward a few more paces and spoke in a voice that only the two of them could hear.

"Mr. Chen, have you ever thought that for those breached shelters, even though the walls have fallen and the doors have collapsed, the supplies originally inside are still there!"

A single word awakened the dreamer.

That's right, those breached shelters, although they lost their defensive capabilities, the supplies stored within hadn't been taken by others or rotted away yet.

If he set out at this time to collect supplies from one place to another, that would absolutely be an excellent method to quickly accumulate supplies.

Thinking of this, Chen Ze once again sized up the person before him.

This woman could not only take up weapons to kill zombies, but her mind was also so meticulous; she was much stronger than the average survivor.

Chen Ze couldn't help but look at Wang Yalan with a bit more admiration.

"Why tell me?"

"Because... I don't have the ability to retrieve them myself."

Wang Yalan pursed her lips, a trace of helplessness leaking from her eyes.

"Mr. Chen, you also saw it; Yang Wei is a complete coward who only knows how to bully those close to him. I..."

Speaking to this point, she paused, her fists clenched tightly.

"If I want to survive in this apocalypse, I can only rely on myself."