20: Chapter 20 E-grade Durian Pulp

"Durian?"

Chen Ze rubbed his eyes subconsciously, seemingly unable to believe everything he was seeing.

"What the hell? How can a durian be a shelter? Are you messing with me?"

Before he could ask, the other party sent him a picture directly.

It was a photo taken from above.

In the image, a huge durian husk was firmly placed on the ground, looking as tall as a two-story building, with only a closable observation port opened at the top.

The thorns on the durian husk were as thick as the mouth of a bowl and looked extremely sturdy. There were many scratch marks on them, obviously left by zombies last night.

"Damn, it really is a Durian Fortress!"

Shanghai Li Yunlong: "Brother, this Durian Fortress of yours is too awesome!"

40-year-old Uncle with Two Kids: "This Fortress is indeed quite powerful. When the zombies came to attack last night, we just needed to hide inside, and those durian thorns stabbed them to death."

Shanghai Li Yunlong: "Then logically, you shouldn't be short on points to buy food, right?"

Chen Ze raised his question.

This time, the other party did not reply quickly, seemingly hesitating, and only sent a message after a few minutes.

40-year-old Uncle with Two Kids: "Brother, I won't hide it from you. My Durian Fortress is good in every way, but its durability drops extremely fast. More than thirty zombies came yesterday in total, and all the points I earned were used to buy emergency repair kits. Even then, my Fortress's durability isn't full right now. I don't even know how to survive tonight, [Image]."

Chen Ze clicked on the image, which was a screenshot of the other party's Fortress durability.

55 / 100

It seemed the other party was really not lying.

Since that was the case, Chen Ze decided to trade with this uncle.

50 survival coins, plus a piece of cured meat weighing over two jin, in exchange for the other party's box of amoxicillin and half a bottle of iodophor.

The extra cured meat wasn't because Chen Ze was being overly saintly; it was mainly because he had indeed received a lot of information from the uncle, and most importantly, he felt the uncle was a decent person and there might be opportunities for future trades.

Seeing the extra cured meat in the trade box, the uncle on the other side didn't click agree immediately but sent Chen Ze a message.

40-year-old Uncle with Two Kids: "Brother, why did you give extra food?"

Shanghai Li Yunlong: "It's nothing. I have plenty here and don't need this bite for now. Consider it a gift for the children."

The uncle was silent for a few seconds, did not continue to decline, and silently clicked agree.

But shortly after the trade was completed, the other party sent another trade request?

Chen Ze was just about to feed medicine to Wang Yalan when he suddenly saw the uncle send another trade request, and couldn't help but feel a bit puzzled.

"What's the situation?"

He clicked agree, and the other party directly traded over a golden, glistening object. This trade was one-way, meaning Chen Ze didn't need to pay anything; as long as he agreed, the item would appear directly in his hands.

As soon as this thing was taken out, a peculiar smell immediately permeated the air. At first, it was a bit pungent, but immediately afterward, there was a strange, sweet scent that seemed to captivate the soul.

Chen Ze curiously checked the item information.

e-rank durian flesh.

Item Description: "Food produced by a special Fortress; consuming it can increase the user's three-dimensional attributes by 5."

"Good heavens!"

Chen Ze couldn't help but exclaim out loud, his heart full of shock and surprise.

He had always felt that his Blockhouse was already awesome enough, but looking at it now, there were plenty of people with good luck.

If he could keep eating such flesh, then what would he need a Fortress for in the future? He could just ascend to immortality right on the spot and tearing apart airplanes and cannons with his bare hands wouldn't be a problem.

"Brother, where did you get this? Is it your Durian Fortress's talent?"

Chen Ze asked eagerly.

40-year-old Uncle with Two Kids: "Yes, that's right. But it only produces one section of flesh every ten days. Since we don't go out to fight zombies, giving it to you should allow it to serve its purpose."

It only grows one section of flesh every ten days, so it's not too heaven-defying.

Chen Ze sighed.

But next, he was indeed in a dilemma. The uncle only explained the source of the flesh but didn't mention anything about survival coins. Such a precious item, he naturally couldn't take it for free.

Give the other party some more food? Or trade the remaining 200-plus survival coins to the other party?

No, that would be too cheap.

Chen Ze knew that the uncle wasn't unaware of the value of this durian flesh; perhaps it was the man's last trump card.

At this stage, as long as such an item appeared on the trading channel, exchanging it for over ten days' worth of food wouldn't be a problem.

(The protagonist's e-rank purified water can only increase all attributes by one point per day.)

Perhaps it was the 2 jin of cured meat that Chen Ze gave away casually that made the other party feel he was someone worth investing in, which was why he got this benefit.

Shanghai Li Yunlong: "Brother, this thing is indeed a treasure, so I won't decline. I have some remaining survival coins and supplies here, please don't decline them either!"

After Chen Ze finished speaking, without waiting for the other party's reply, he sent a trade request directly.

2 liters of e-rank purified water, 200 survival coins, also a one-way trade, requiring no payment of any items.

On the uncle's side, seeing the things Chen Ze sent over, he was stunned for a moment.

He wasn't too surprised by the 200 survival coins, but this e-rank purified water?

"I really didn't misjudge the person. Someone who could purchase medicine on the first day of crossing over is indeed not simple!"

40-year-old Uncle with Two Kids: "Thanks, brother!"

Perhaps that's how it is between men; neither of them had any more polite pleasantries. The uncle accepted the items and sent a friend request, and the two could be considered friends.

"Rumble!"

Perhaps the durian's aroma was too tempting, causing Chen Ze's stomach to rumble.

He looked at Wang Yalan lying beside him, wondering whether to share some with her, as that might help her wounds heal faster.

But then he thought, what if the amount consumed wasn't enough to increase all attributes? Wouldn't that be a huge loss?

Forget it! Better to eat it himself!

Chen Ze had always liked eating durian, but after his company was gone, he had no spare money to buy such a luxury fruit. This section of e-rank durian flesh was small, and he finished it in two bites.

The flesh was exceptionally soft and glutinous in his mouth, countless times more delicious than Musang King or Monthong.

Most importantly, after the flesh entered his stomach, a pure surge of energy rampaged through Chen Ze's body, as if countless tiny threads were permeating every cell of his body.

He could feel his muscles slightly bulging, and even more powerful strength was gathering within them.

Not only that, but his eyesight was also enhanced.

Originally, Chen Ze was somewhat nearsighted; although it wasn't severe, he did have 200 degrees of myopia.

But now he could clearly feel that the image before his eyes was becoming clear, and that hazy feeling was rapidly fading away.

Opening the mission panel, his attributes appeared immediately.

Survivor: Chen Ze

Level: 1

Strength: 13 (Slowly increasing...)

Agility: 12 (Slowly increasing...)

Constitution: 13 (Slowly increasing...)

Ability: None

Evaluation: Your attributes have surpassed 89.85% of survivors!

Upgrade Requirements: All attributes must reach 20, one e-rank beast core of any attribute.