Yang Kexin, Grade A [Ingenious Design]

Chen Yu spread his hands and said innocently, "It's purely voluntary. I'm definitely not forcing anyone, so don't misunderstand! If you don't come to share the warmth, I'll save energy, and I'll be even happier!"

A more violent gust of wind, swirling with snow, poured in through the opening, lashing against everyone's faces.

Everyone instinctively huddled closer.

It was impossible to stay outside; even if one survived, they would likely be half-dead.

Not to mention searching for any prototype machine... They looked at each other, their faces filled with struggle.

One boy couldn't take it anymore and tried to rally the others: "Chen Yu! There are so many of us, and you're only—"

"Pfft!"

The sound stopped abruptly!

The boy looked down at his chest... His heart had been directly pierced through by an axe!

Chen Yu stood where he was. "There are so many of you, and you can all get lost too..."

The scene fell silent for a few seconds.

Everyone's eyes flickered between the two corpses on the ground.

It was clear that nothing was more persuasive than this.

In the end.

Despite their extreme reluctance to hand over their supplies, no one wanted to be the first to stick their neck out.

They had no choice but to enter the small building after handing over various supplies.

Chen Yu counted; there were a full 32 people... A few couldn't squeeze in and could only hover near the entrance of the building, so Chen Yu gave them a thirty percent discount.

The supplies he obtained were even more staggering: 600+ bags of biscuits, 500+ bottles of water, 100+ cups of instant noodles, three sets of cotton-padded clothes, and various other essentials.

Wasn't this much better than just killing them?

Squeeze them dry first.

Chen Yu's personal backpack was stuffed to the point of bursting.

Out of necessity, he had to put some of the supplies into the Public Backpack first.

It had to be said that sometimes, robbery... ah, no, it should be:

Business was even more profitable than red luan... "You mean your talent can manufacture weapons?"

Chen Yu rubbed his chin and asked curiously.

By now, a minute had passed since the outbreak of the Absolute Zero Wave.

The terrifying, deep cold raged silently outside. Through the hole in the wall, one could see the air filled with light blue crystalline powder, drifting down softly.

Inside the small building, everyone huddled closely together.

The five of them—Chen Yu, Zhang Wanyue, Deng Yuxin, Li Mengyao, and Wang Mengmeng—as the owners of the heat source, naturally occupied the most central position, surrounding the prototype machine.

And by Chen Yu's side was another person... Yang Kexin, whom he had pulled over.

Seeing this, the others had complicated expressions but didn't dare to say much, only able to squeeze into the periphery.

Yang Kexin sat cross-legged on the ground, her chin resting on her hands, seemingly observing the prototype machine with sparkling eyes.

"That's right, but there are quite a few restrictions~"

"Before the apocalypse, I was assembling a new dance practice rack..."

"Then that voice told me my talent is called [Ingenious Conception]. It's A-Rank. Sounds quite literary..."

"But how should I put it~"

"I can imagine a cold weapon in my mind! I think of its appearance and general structure, then consume the corresponding spirit and time, and it will actually become that!"

She gestured as she spoke, her fingers dancing in the air: "For example, a metal rod. I think about how long and thick it is, what the handle looks like..."

"Of course, nothing too complex. My spirit is only 11, so I can't cover it."

Chen Yu nodded. "To be able to just think of it, that's impressive."

Yang Kexin smiled playfully. "Impressive? I thought it was pretty useless. My teammates also think it's not very helpful; after all, you can't eat it~"

Listening to her, Chen Yu narrowed his eyes slightly.

If this kind of creative talent was useless, then 90% of talents were useless... The potential of this talent was severely underestimated in an apocalyptic environment!

On one hand, this talent could customize tools!

Customizing climbing hooks, heavy ice-breaking axes, or hidden short spikes based on immediate needs!

On the other hand, it also held immense strategic value!

This wasn't just one person's talent; if used properly, it could significantly improve a team's equipment level!

What Chen Yu valued even more was... as an Awakened with a constitution as high as 100, normal weapons would easily bend, snap, or shatter when he used them!

Only the 10-pound Octagonal Hammer Yang Kexin made was somewhat comfortable to use!

But after high-intensity use, it already showed signs of breaking!

Not to mention the fire axe Chen Yu often used... the blade had long since dulled. Chen Yu had always relied on his immense strength to hack and slash, which masked the weapon's mediocrity!

Chen Yu spoke slowly, "I don't think it's necessarily useless. Often, it's not that the talent isn't strong enough, but that the right way to use it hasn't been found."

"What about your talent?"

Yang Kexin suddenly turned her head and asked curiously.

The corner of Chen Yu's mouth curled up slightly; this was the question he had been waiting for.

He leaned in slightly. "I... can... see the future."

Some things become true if you keep saying them.

Just like now, Chen Yu spoke these words with a strong sense of conviction.

Beside him, Deng Yuxin silently hugged her knees and buried her face in them; she felt a sense of crisis.

Chen Yu seemed very interested in the girl beside him, chatting happily.

On the periphery, Yang Kexin's teammates watched her and Chen Yu chatting so warmly, their moods also quite complex.

"?"

Yang Kexin covered her mouth, her eyes wide with shock. "You... are you serious?"

Chen Yu nodded. "Otherwise, where do you think my prototype machine came from?"

Yang Kexin looked at the prototype machine beside them, which was radiating terrifying heat.

True.

Without such a heaven-defying ability, how could the prototype machine have been obtained so easily?

[Warning Lifted: Absolute Zero Wave has passed.]

[Current area temperature will return to the baseline value.]

[All passengers, please make use of your time and continue with the mission.]

The voice was as cold as ever, but to everyone, it sounded like heavenly music.

"It's... it's over? For real?"

"It ended in just two minutes! Fantastic!"

"No, it probably wasn't even two minutes..."

"But if it had lasted any longer, there would have been no way to survive outside!"

The relief of surviving the disaster made everyone very excited.

Chen Yu didn't get swept up in the emotion and gently placed the prototype machine into his backpack.

In an instant!

The cold swept through the entire house once again!

Because of this... almost all eyes focused on Chen Yu simultaneously and uncontrollably!

There was gratitude, relief, bewilderment, and also greed!

Who wouldn't want to claim such a divine tool for themselves?

With it, no matter how terrifying this icy disaster was, one could remain safe and sound!

The boys in Yang Kexin's team had flickering eyes, as if some sort of impulse was brewing... Zhang Wanyue quietly moved half a step, blocking the front of Chen Yu's side!

Deng Yuxin even tightly grabbed Chen Yu's sleeve. "Chen Yu, be careful..."

Li Mengyao and Wang Mengmeng also nervously closed in.