734: Chapter 734 Entering the Mall

[Belated blessings. Happy New Year, everyone! May wealth roll in for you in the new year!]

Before heading out, Wang Quan checked the supplies in his storage space; well, it was at least enough to last him three or four days.

Quite a harvest!

He also took a glance at his status panel.

Eh? Wait! Just as Wang Quan was about to close it after a look, he suddenly noticed something was off.

He opened it again and looked closely.

Physical Strength: 1.1

Energy Strength: 2

Mental Strength: 0

source points: 36

His source points had increased! Most importantly, his Physical Strength had increased by 0.1. Although it wasn't much, if converted, that was ten percent of a normal adult male's strength!

Wang Quan hurriedly checked the System logs.

It turned out that due to exercise and combat, his body had been trained, gaining a 0.1 enhancement.

Good heavens! So he even had "proficiency"!

He had also gained a Strike skill.

Strike Lv1 (6/100): Increases Strike damage by 10%.

As long as it was Strike damage, it would increase by 10% out of thin air!

As expected of the System, as expected of datafication—it was actually a percentage-based divine skill!

Anything percentage-based is a divine skill! It might seem weak early on, but it becomes incredibly powerful later!

This is essentially a rule-based divine skill.

Wang Quan tightened his grip on the crowbar, let out a soft breath, and his gaze sharpened. He quietly slipped out of the side door and looked around, seemingly finding no sign of zombies.

Small counties have their advantages, namely fewer people. Especially a small county with few young people; it could be described as "full of lethargy."

Regardless of anything else, now that it was the apocalypse, it was a good thing for Wang Quan. At least... in terms of safety compared to crowded first-tier cities, there were fewer zombies, and the survival rate soared.

If he could find an opportunity to be self-sufficient and set up a safe haven, he wondered if he could grow some vegetables or something.

That way, he could live safely and comfortably.

Wang Quan couldn't help but envision his future in his mind.

It couldn't be helped; although he had the System, he was still just an ordinary person. Furthermore, having been born under the red flag and raised in the spring breeze, the farming gene was deeply rooted in his Soul.

Moreover, in this apocalyptic environment, if he could settle down in one place and farm properly, that would be ideal!

Farm peacefully, build high walls, and store up grain.

Whoever doesn't let me farm, I'll plant them in The Ground!

Zombies are no exception!

As for now... he should scavenge this mall first.

This shopping mall in the small county naturally couldn't compare to those in big cities; it was only five stories high, with a total area of roughly over 5,000 square meters.

Wang Quan crossed the road and arrived at the large open space in front of the mall.

The scene was filled with wreckage from the previous chaos.

Scattered bags everywhere, fallen shared bikes, shopping carts filled with junk...

Clearly, this place had also experienced the eve of the apocalypse.

Wang Quan bypassed a piece of pork that had been on The Ground for who knows how long; the meat was completely rotten, with maggots wriggling on it.

He didn't expect that even in the apocalypse, maggots would be so resilient, still maintaining their former appearance.

Wang Quan didn't spare it another glance, fearing that if he kept looking, he'd dream of falling into a pile of maggots at night.

Stepping on shattered glass, he passed through the broken glass doors that were no longer automatic and entered the mall.

The first floor was mainly clothing stores, plus a Kenjide and a small Lottery Station that only sold scratch-offs.

The Lottery Station looked quite normal; it was also normal for no one to care about it during the apocalypse.

As for the clothing stores, most of them seemed relatively intact.

The mall's supermarket was on the second floor; Wang Quan didn't need to go up to know it would be an absolute mess inside.

"Let me 'eat' the first floor first..." Wang Quan began to search them one by one.

Search, fight, extract; search, fight, extract—searching is the Soul!

"Eh! This clerk was really a hungry person! How could they even hide compressed biscuits!"

"Whoa~ they even have energy bars? No, were you working or running a marathon?"

From a small cabinet under the counter of a clothing store, Wang Quan found two bags of compressed biscuits and two boxes of energy bars—and they were all large packs!

When he pulled them out of the small cabinet, he was stunned.

Furthermore, the energy bars consisted of one pack of nut bars and one of cereal bars, packed with fat, carbs, and calories.

The person who hid this food is simply a Divine Being!

They didn't take it when the apocalypse hit, so now it's mine. Wang Quan happily put this unexpected windfall into his storage space.

This could be considered hitting gold in the apocalypse!

After all, with just these two bags of compressed biscuits and two boxes of energy bars, a single person could easily survive for a week if they ate sparingly, right?

Of course, that's assuming there's enough water.

Without water, one would die even faster.

Wang Quan wasn't really short on food now; he had enough for the time being.

As for water... he was lacking water; he didn't have much on hand.

In the livestream space, everyone watched Wang Quan like they were watching a holographic movie, chatting away.

"This kid looks quite amusing!" Yi Xin said with a smile.

It couldn't be helped; at their level, watching this was no different from playing a cultivation or farming game.

"What he doesn't know is that source points can be used to buy food and such, right? Even one source point can buy quite a lot," Lin Zifeng said, stroking his chin.

"The mall in the Cross-World Group has different prices and items for everyone's world. That's why, besides using them to get stronger, most of us trade between worlds. So maybe things are more expensive in his apocalypse?" Yi Xin analyzed.

"Who knows? But seeing him enjoy himself is quite fun. Watching him occasionally is like raising an electronic pet," Lin Zifeng said with a chuckle.

"Electronic pet?!" Upon hearing this, Ellie immediately became excited. "Hey, Lin Zifeng, now that you mention it, it really does feel a bit like that."

Wang Quan didn't know about the chat in the livestream space; it was separate from the Cross-World Group chat.

Of course, viewers could take the initiative to speak to the "streamer," but whether the streamer listened depended on "connecting."

After finishing his scavenging on the first floor, Wang Quan headed toward the stairs.

He was ready to go to the second floor.

Start searching the second floor!

Wang Quan stepped onto the stationary escalator and reached the second floor.

The first thing he saw was the large sign for "Huiwanjia Supermarket."

Following that was a row of checkout counters in total disarray.

Looking inside, near the entrance was the "wet market" area, which was already a mess of wilted stems and leftover leaves.

Further in was a row of freezers.

The freezers had met the same fate; most of their doors were shattered.

Those that weren't broken had nothing inside.

It was a supermarket, after all; such places were visited countless times during the apocalypse.

Wang Quan walked into the supermarket.

He wanted to see if there were any leftovers he could pick up.

First, he had to pass through the snack and beverage sections.

Somewhat to Wang Quan's surprise, there were quite a few snacks in the snack section.

Nuts, various spicy strips, and even a few bags of potato chips.

There were also many drinks in the beverage section; after all, drinks were heavy and difficult to carry.

Wang Quan refused nothing, scavenging everything until it was spotless.

Leaving no chance for anyone who might come after him.

Of course, after the first wave of the apocalypse, it was unlikely many people would be able to come here later.

Even if they did, they'd only be able to sneak a little bit; how much could one person carry?

Being too heavy would make it inconvenient to move.