20: Krypton Gold, Fully Armored

“Now is a good opportunity to go out!” Lin Ze shrugged and said, “The blizzard has just started, most people won’t go out. They’ll either stay put or only come out when they can’t hold on anymore. Besides, the first day of every extreme weather event is when the most and richest supplies refresh!”

“Hmm… but there’s no need to be in such a hurry! In blizzard weather… there won’t be many people out searching! And, our place is so remote, it’ll take several minutes of walking to find a place with houses,” Lin Zhi said, pursing her lips.

Although supplies don’t only refresh inside houses; they can refresh anywhere—in the wilderness, on the ground, any place is possible for different supplies to refresh.

It’s just that environments like houses are more likely to refresh supplies and are more suitable for exploration. Plus, moving through the city, the target is smaller because there are more obstructions.

If you were in the wilderness, with such a large target, it would be like telling all monsters, ‘I’m here! I’m not hiding! Come! Fight me!’

“Trust me!” Lin Ze said, looking directly into Lin Zhi’s eyes.

“…” Lin Zhi was stunned, her ears turned red, and her eyes immediately flickered, “Okay, okay, okay! Whatever you want to do is fine! You’re the boss, I’ll listen to you! I was just making a suggestion! Right! Right! Okay!”

Lin Zhi was rambling a bit.

“Hahaha!” Lin Ze laughed happily, put on some warm clothes, then slung his emptied backpack over his shoulder, and walked out.

His physique allowed him to wear fewer clothes, which made it more convenient for movement.

“I need to upgrade soon!” Lin Ze looked at his panel. All three ability upgrades required 1000 source points, but he only had barely close to seven hundred source points.

Kill monsters! Only by killing monsters can he upgrade! Lin Ze braved the blizzard, left the villa, and walked towards a small residential area on the road they had come from.

The wind and snow were quite heavy, so Lin Ze thought for a moment and spent 10 source points to exchange for a pair of goggles.

System products are always Boutique (high-quality goods).

These goggles not only protected against wind but also allowed direct sunlight viewing without issue, and prevented snow blindness in snowy conditions.

They even had a night vision function, essentially high-tech glasses disguised as goggles.

With the goggles, Lin Ze’s vision in the blizzard was much better. His original visible range instantly broke through from a few meters to dozens of meters.

Even with the obstruction of wind and snow, it couldn’t block his vision.

“Hm?!” Lin Ze saw a zombie stumbling in the wind and snow.

“Hey! Brother, you’re walking so hard, let me help you out!” Lin Ze quickly ran over. When he was almost ten meters away, the zombie finally noticed him, flailing its arms and legs, trying to grab him. But under the influence of the blizzard, it was like it had been afflicted with a DEBUFF, moving pitifully slow.

Swish! Lin Ze beheaded it with one slash, freeing it while gaining over twenty source points, which pushed Lin Ze’s source points past 800, not far from the 1000 points needed for ability upgrades.

In blizzard weather, it’s a good time to hunt! Lin Ze’s eyes lit up. It seemed that the low temperature combined with the blizzard had a significant impact on zombies, though he wasn't sure about other monsters.

“But it is a bit cold…” Lin Ze exhaled a few puffs of white mist. Although his physique was strong, after staying out for a while, he also felt the effects of the blizzard.

His hands and feet were also slightly cold and stiff.

“No, I still need to ‘invest’ a bit…” Lin Ze quickly moved forward, found a small shop, and directly slipped inside.

He quickly searched and found a few cans of fruit.

“Good stuff!” Lin Ze tossed them into his backpack.

Then he went into the back room and found two bags of bread and a bottle of mineral water.

“Not bad!” Lin Ze also tossed them into his backpack.

Then, he exchanged for a tight-fitting long-sleeved shirt and long pants.

They were meant to be worn underneath, close to the body.

He spent 20 source points for this set. It was not only windproof, quick-drying, and sweat-wicking, but also maintained body temperature. Most importantly, it had a self-cleaning function. Although the body still needed to be washed, this set of clothes didn't require much cleaning.

It also had a function that offered a permanent solution: an automatic repair function! As long as the damaged area did not exceed 50%, it could automatically repair itself, with the repair speed varying depending on the extent of the damage.

Lin Ze was very satisfied and immediately changed into them, wearing his original clothes over them.

Warmth! That was Lin Ze’s first sensation. The previous feeling of cold instantly left him.

Then Lin Ze spent another 10 source points to exchange for a pair of black tactical gloves, the kind that special forces wear, very cool.

Besides providing warmth, these gloves also had extremely strong defense.

They could withstand the force of a knife striking with over 1000KG without damage and also had a self-cleaning function.

This meant that as long as Lin Ze’s hands could take it, he could completely disarm a weapon with his bare hands. Of course, these gloves were fingerless, so he just needed to be careful not to put the exposed part of his finger under the blade.

Like the clothes, these gloves also had an automatic repair function.

Fully armed, Lin Ze thought, extreme weather? Sorry, it doesn’t exist for me!

Lin Ze looked at the machete in his hand.

It’s starting to be a bit unworthy of me… Should I… Never mind, the machete hasn’t even dulled yet. I’ll replace it when it does! Use it as long as it’s usable.

The quality of this machete was still very good.

Lin Ze dismissed the idea of spending more, put his backpack back on, and walked out of the small shop.

He continued searching.

His target was this entire street, as well as the adjacent residential area.

This area was enough for him to search. Besides supplies, he was mainly looking for monsters to kill.

If it really came to it, he planned to see if he could go out and kill monsters at night. The goggles had night vision, but night was somewhat dangerous.

Monsters were also much stronger at night than during the day.

If he was unlucky and encountered a monster that instantly killed him… that would be too much of a loss.

To be safe and secure, it was better to come out during the day to search and hunt!

Lin Ze thought, continuously searching through one house after another.

Perhaps because it had just refreshed, and there was no one else around.

Lin Ze quickly filled his backpack.

“Phew~ So many supplies…” Lin Ze lightly jumped a little, feeling like his backpack weighed a hundred pounds, didn’t it?

At least a month’s worth of food was in hand.

“Good~ Now I’ll just focus on killing monsters…” With supplies no longer an issue, it was time to actively seek out and kill monsters!

“Is that a person?!” From a window in a nearby residential building, someone saw Lin Ze on the street, a faint black silhouette moving in the blizzard.

“It should be… To dare to go out in this weather… Tsk tsk! I wonder if he’s forced to or…” a woman next to him said.

There were three men and two women in the room.

The room was about eighty square meters, judging by the piled-up food and trash on the floor.

They had a good amount of supplies and had been staying there for several days.

“Anyway, as long as we’re comfortable! Hehe, just finished eating, nothing much to do, how about~” The three men looked at the two women.

Everyone licked their lips and pulled the curtains shut again…