Chapter 67: Initial Reconnaissance, Another Round of Looting!

Su Ze's figure silently blended into the zombie horde as he made his way down the stairs.

The number of zombies tonight was visibly much higher than last night.

The newly spawned zombies, combined with those left over from last night, had turned the entire campus into a veritable zombie playground.

"A skill book of fine quality... Elementary Reconnaissance, use!"

Su Ze silently recited in his heart, using the skill book he had obtained through a trade.

The original owner was a player named Li Xiaoming, who had initially intended to use it himself.

But he had been injured by a zombie—a small wound, but one that would be fatal without zombie serum.

Helpless, he had traded with Su Ze for the zombie serum, even taking out a 120 copper coins installment loan in the process...

[Ding! You have learned the skill: Elementary Reconnaissance!]

[Elementary Reconnaissance: Passive skill. Slightly increases your observation, insight, and perception, making it easier for you to discover hidden clues and items.]

In an instant, his senses felt like polished glass, and the entire world became much clearer.

It wasn't that his vision or hearing had been enhanced, but rather a more mysterious feeling.

He had gained a stronger insight into the details of his environment.

For example,

upon seeing a few drops of dried, dark-colored blood on the ground, Su Ze immediately understood that the fight here had occurred some time ago.

Or a barely noticeable scratch on a corner of a wall—he could instinctively judge the approximate shape and material of the object that caused it.

Countless interpretable details seemed to have been added to the world in his eyes.

This had nothing to do with intelligence, but rather a... habitual way of thinking regarding the trivial details he would have previously subconsciously ignored.

Reaching the first floor, Su Ze's gaze swept across the eastern side.

Relying on the keen insight brought by [Elementary Reconnaissance],

he noticed that there were some faint dragging marks on the ground in front of several Dormitory doors, as if someone had recently moved heavy objects.

In the past, he would certainly not have paid any mind, turning a blind eye to these traces.

"Heavy objects? Did they obtain some special supplies? Or..."

A thought flashed through his mind. Su Ze suppressed the question and immediately headed for the administration building.

The main door of the administration building was also wide open, with quite a few zombies wandering inside.

He let out a few low growls and swaggered in, heading straight for the finance office on the third floor.

The intel indicated that the [copper coin necklace] was here.

"Creak—Thud!"

He pushed the door open, and a wave of stale, moldy air hit him.

The office was in complete disarray, with documents and materials scattered everywhere.

Several zombies in professional attire turned their heads at the sound, their crimson eyes instantly locking onto him.

"Roar!"

Su Ze's long spear flickered, transforming into several flashes of cold light.

Thud! Thud!

With a few soft sounds, all the zombies in the office fell to the ground, turning into seven or eight gleaming copper coins.

In the past, he would have bent down to pick them up right away.

But now, he merely glanced at them and began searching the office.

With the enhancement of the [Elementary Reconnaissance] skill, he quickly discovered something unusual.

Under a heavy safe in the corner, the gap between the floor tiles was slightly wider than elsewhere.

Moreover, there were extremely subtle signs of prying around the edges.

Su Ze walked over and used the tip of his spear to pry up that floor tile.

"Click."

The tile lifted up, revealing a hidden compartment underneath.

Inside the compartment was a thick wad of cash.

He pulled out the cash and tossed it aside like trash, revealing a seemingly ordinary necklace.

The chain was made of ordinary silver-colored metal, and the pendant was an imitation of an ancient copper coin.

He reached out and took it.

[copper coin necklace]

[Level: None]

[Quality: Special]

[Effect: When equipped, automatically picks up all copper coins dropped within a 2-meter radius of the wearer.]

[Decompose: Cannot be decomposed.]

[Upgrade Path: Cannot be upgraded.]

[Description: Time is money, my friend!]

Success!

A gleam of intense light flashed in Su Ze's eyes!

Automatic copper coin pickup!

An effect so simple it was extreme, yet so powerful it was heaven-defying!

For ordinary survivors, this item might just be a gimmicky tool to save them from bending over.

But for Su Ze, this was practically a divine artifact!

He killed zombies at an extremely fast rate, but previously, a lot of time was wasted on the repetitive action of bending over to pick up copper coins.

Now, with this necklace,

he could completely synchronize killing and looting. His efficiency would more than double!

He could even kill zombies along the way while traveling, and the copper coins would automatically fly into his possession.

This was the true "mobile ATM"!

Without hesitation, Su Ze put the necklace around his neck, feeling its cool touch.

The next second, a miraculous scene occurred.

Within a 2-meter radius around him, the seven or eight unattended copper coins on the ground seemed to be pulled by an invisible force.

Transforming into streams of light, they "whooshed" and instantly vanished into Su Ze's body.

[copper coins +8!]

"Awesome!" Su Ze couldn't help but laugh.

He wasted no more time and immediately began his looting spree.

With the dual enhancements of [Elementary Reconnaissance] and the [copper coin necklace], his looting efficiency was now far superior to last night.

He was like a human-shaped, self-propelled looting machine.

Killing, looting, and moving forward all at once!

Zombies blocking his way were dealt with with a casual thrust of his spear. He didn't even need to look; the dropped copper coins would automatically fly into his possession.

Administration building, teaching buildings, comprehensive building, cafeteria, sports field, Gymnasium...

With [Elementary Reconnaissance], many well-hidden supplies were discovered by Su Ze.

However, the quality of the supplies that spawned tonight was still uneven.

Poor-quality supplies were the most common. Apart from weapons, Su Ze basically couldn't be bothered to take them.

[Ding, obtained Snowflake Beef*2!]

[Ding, obtained Pineapple Beer*5!]

[Ding, obtained Dagger*1!]

[Ding, obtained copper coins*6!]

[Ding, obtained Fine Quality · Stamina Potion!]

[Ding, obtained Fine Quality · Health Potion...]

One item after another, one copper coin after another, all were collected by Su Ze.

[Stamina Potion]

[Quality: Fine]

[Effect: Upon consumption, instantly restores a portion of Stamina.]

...

[Health Potion]

[Quality: Fine]

[Effect: Upon consumption, instantly restores a portion of Health.]

Seeing the description of these potions, Su Ze nodded in satisfaction and stored them away.

He hadn't expected to find such never-before-seen items today. These could be life-saving things at critical moments.

He continued looting.

His backpack slots were quickly filled with various supplies.

He found a corner, directly activated remote trading, and sent the bulk of the supplies in one go to Jiang Yuwan and the others in the Dormitory.

Meanwhile, inside Dormitory 404 on the 4th floor.

"Quick, quick, quick! Another batch is coming!"

Liu Qiaofei let out an excited low cry, frantically clicking the confirm button in the trade window.

Jiang Yuwan and Yao Qingya also immediately put down their work and began receiving the new batch of supplies.

A small mountain of items had already piled up on the Dormitory floor.

Food, water, materials, weapons, blueprints... a dazzling array, everything one could need.

Only Su Meier stood there dazedly, watching the supplies appear out of thin air, feeling somewhat disoriented.

Just a few minutes ago, when Su Ze's first batch of trades arrived, she finally understood.

She had been endlessly puzzled before, wondering where Su Ze's seemingly endless supplies came from.

Now, she knew.

This man was actually out looting alone during the midnight zombie outbreak!

While everyone was trembling in fear, praying that the doors were strong enough, he treated the entire Jinghai University as his personal backyard!

This realization sent a shiver down Su Meier's spine.

Awe, fear, and a trace of an indescribable... fervor.

"Meier, don't just stand there, come help sort things out!" Liu Qiaofei urged.

"Oh... oh! Coming!"

Su Meier snapped out of it and quickly joined in.

As she sorted the various supplies into categories, she couldn't help but ask, "He... the Landlord, was he like this last night too?"

Jiang Yuwan glanced at her, her tone flat.

"What else did you think? That all these supplies just materialized out of thin air?"

Yao Qingya, however, gave a gentle smile and said softly, "He's very capable, but also... works very hard. What we can do is help him manage things well on the home front."

Listening to their matter-of-fact conversation, Su Meier's feelings grew even more complicated.

Just what kind of monster was this Landlord she had attached herself to...

Just as her thoughts were running wild, the trade notification sounded again.

Another large batch of supplies had arrived!