Chapter 126 Heavy Money

"Let's go."

"Wait for him to return."

Shen Qingci turned and walked back into the Villa, with the other girls following suit one after another.

On the other side,

Chen Yu, having left the Villa, found a deserted corner.

He stopped and closed his eyes.

In his field of vision, an image slowly emerged.

It was a... grayish-white sphere about the size of a fingernail, looking like a living eyeball.

It was currently floating at the entrance of the courtyard of Villa No. 1, and looking down from its perspective—

The entire courtyard was visible at a glance.

Zhang Zixuan was still slumped in the same spot, curled into a ball, her shoulders heaving.

It was clear that she was having a mental breakdown.

Wang Mengmeng sat on the steps, clutching her blade, and let out a yawn.

Li Mengyao stood by the doorframe, leaning against the wall; she also looked a bit sleepy. After all, it was seven in the morning, and not many foul-smelling young people were accustomed to this schedule.

The sphere slowly rotated.

The perspective rotated with it.

Indeed, it was 360 degrees, with no blind spots.

The gravel road outside the Villa was empty, with no one in sight. A few palm trees stood quietly in the distance, and further away were the silhouettes of other Villas; all in all, it was a scene of harmony.

As for how Chen Yu could see all this...

It was naturally because of an item he had traded for earlier in the car using the geothermal core prototype.

【Eye of Suspension】

Description: A grayish-white sphere about the size of a fingernail. Inside is a mass of dim mist that pulses regularly from time to time, like a sleeping heart.

Effect: Inject a trace of spirit into the sphere to activate it. Once activated, the sphere enters suspension vision for 24 hours. During this period, the area near the sphere can be observed at any time with the sphere as the center.

Note: Cooldown time is 72 hours.

He used this, of course, not purely to monitor Zhang Zixuan.

But to keep an eye out at all times for anyone approaching.

Especially a certain terrifying existence.

"Shelter Generator, ghost mirror fragment, Eye of Suspension, S-grade skill Talent..."

Chen Yu's mouth twitched.

He suddenly realized that this was the Living Area...

With the Eye of Peace hanging high, it was one of the safest sectors in Road to Survival.

Yet he needed to make so many layers of preparation.

He really was being forced to his wits' end.

Leaving Villa Number One, Chen Yu began to follow the small paths of the Villa Area, collecting rent one by one.

Compared to yesterday, today was noticeably smoother.

He didn't even need to explain; at every Villa he reached, someone was already waiting at the door.

They would respectfully welcome him in,

Lead him to the Well of Abundance in the side hall,

And then step aside, bowing their heads, not even daring to breathe loudly.

The entire morning passed quietly.

The harvest was as follows:

First, three items that increased attributes!

【Psionic Fruit】

【Description: A fruit containing pure energy that ripens once every century. The flesh is soft and juicy, melting in the mouth. Eating it can broaden the boundaries of consciousness to increase the spirit value.】

【Effect: Upon consumption, permanently increases spirit by 1 point.】

...

【Name: Savage Beef Jerky】

【Description: Savage bulls run year-round in harsh environments; their meat is firm and contains pure physical energy. After being roasted with special techniques, it can be preserved for a long time.】

【Effect: Upon consumption, permanently increases constitution by 1 point.】

...

【Name: dew of fortune】

He had obtained the same item before; it could permanently increase luck by 1 point!

Quite easily,

Chen Yu's status panel improved once again!

【Basic Attributes】

constitution: 101 (1)

Agility: 30 (20)

Perception: 10

charisma: 12 (2)

spirit: 11 (1)

luck: 12 (2)

The only one that hadn't increased was Perception...

It was still at... a normal adult's level.

In reality,

He wasn't ignoring the importance of Perception.

On the contrary, in his understanding, the significance of Perception was immense.

In his past life, he had seen too many people die because they "didn't see it."

Someone didn't see the Shadow Dog hiding in the corner and had their throat bitten through; someone didn't see the beam falling from above and was crushed into meat paste; someone didn't see the killing intent in their teammate's eyes and had their neck slit.

Coming back in this life, Chen Yu knew better than anyone that while attributes like constitution, Agility, spirit, and luck all had different roles, the role of Perception was the most special—it was what kept a person alive...

Therefore, he had to find a way to raise his Perception, at least to 20!

Besides these three attribute-boosting items,

Next were five rare food and supply items.

A bag of sea shrimp, an '82 Lafite, a craft beer keg, a vinyl record player, and a solar power bank (fully charged)!

Chen Yu just glanced at them and casually tossed them all into the Public Backpack.

These things might be treasures to ordinary people, but to Chen Yu, they didn't mean much.

Finally, there were two special...

One of them was the same as what he got yesterday, the 【Shelter Generator】.

There was another one,

Which took effect immediately the moment it was fished up.

It was a light that enveloped the entire Villa.

Chen Yu still remembered the entrance of the side hall at that time...

"Hehe, hehehe."

"Hehehe."

The few people from the Vocational College responsible for leading the way all froze in place and then began to laugh foolishly.

One girl leaned against the wall, her eyes suddenly reddening as she started crying for no reason. She was stunned herself and quickly wiped them away, but the tears kept flowing even after she wiped them.

As for Chen Yu himself, he felt incredibly comfortable, as if he were lying in a hot spring or visiting a foot massage parlor.

In short, he felt refreshed and clear-headed.

But that was the extent of it.

All of the above was the harvest from one morning.

And at this moment,

Chen Yu was humming a little tune while walking toward the plaza.

The afternoon sun beat down hotly, and the gravel road was scorched warm.

About a dozen meters ahead,

"Quick, quick, look at the regional chat! Another warehouse was discovered over by Road No. 3!"

"Oh? I heard there are quite a lot of canned goods!"

"For real? Don't let it be like last time where we went in and there wasn't a damn thing!"

"That time was just your bad luck, you can't blame anyone else, hahaha..."

A few students were walking back carrying bags, chatting and laughing.

One of them inadvertently looked up and saw Chen Yu.

His expression changed, and he quickly turned his head away, whispering something to his companions. The others also collectively quickened their pace and ducked into a side path.

Along the way, such scenes repeated constantly.

It made it a bit hard for Chen Yu to keep a straight face; had he become a celebrity?

He shook his head and looked toward a place not far away—

"Information Sharing Center..."

Yes, that was the destination of this trip.

After all, his primary task now was to find that Rice Awakened.

But last night, no matter how Chen Yu interrogated Zhang Zixuan, she refused to speak.

Chen Yu firmly believed she was faking it. After a bout of torment, she was already on the verge of a mental breakdown.

It wasn't until this morning,

That Chen Yu finally believed,

Zhang Zixuan really didn't know.

As things stood now,

Trying to find the Rice Awakened was no different from searching for a needle in a haystack.

He could only pin his hopes on the Information Sharing Center.

Moreover, he had already used Liu Ming's mouth last night to offer a heavy price for rice on the area channel.

Until now, there had been no news.

Chen Yu was a little afraid—that Awakened couldn't have died, right?