737: Chapter 737 Visitors from Another World?

"Alright, I understand." Wang Quan nodded slightly. "Do you all have combat experience? I mean, have you fought zombies before?"

"Yes, we have!" Xiao Bai nodded. "We've been searching the area these past few days and killed quite a few zombies."

Xiao Xin added, "Baseball bats are very effective. Those zombies are quite fragile; one hit to the head smashes their skulls, and they can't survive that. As long as you overcome your fear, ordinary zombies are actually quite easy to kill."

Wang Quan nodded at Xiao Xin's words. It seemed they had all "seen blood"—not bad!

That was good; he didn't want his subordinates to be afraid of everything when the time came.

Wang Quan looked at Xiao Hong.

"I'm the same," Xiao Hong said, patting her rolling pin. "I've killed them too."

"That's good, then. It seems no one is a coward." Wang Quan nodded with satisfaction and said, "In that case, let's plan this out properly."

"While this place seems safe, there's no path leading elsewhere..." Wang Quan glanced to the side. "Though we can get to the adjacent rooftop."

This section of rooftops was only separated by a wall. In other words, they just had to climb over this shoulder-high wall to reach the next roof.

"But that isn't completely secure," Wang Quan told the three of them. "We're in an alleyway, so we can set up defenses at both entrances and place some obstacles outside, like Chevaux-de-frise."

"Coincidentally, you've collected a lot of Materials here—various wooden boards, nails, hammers... Plus, with so many households downstairs, we can dismantle furniture to create barricades and put nails on the outside."

"Those zombies have no brains; this will be enough to hold them back and trap them."

"As for other humans... we'll deal with that when the time comes."

"Alright, we'll listen to the Boss! We'll do whatever you say!" Xiao Bai and Xiao Xin nodded. This was indeed a form of insurance.

This was going to be their base, so naturally, they wanted it to be as safe as possible.

"Then let's pile the Materials in the alley," Wang Quan said to everyone. They all moved into action together, carrying various wooden boards, sheet metal, wire, and other items downstairs and dumping them into the alley at the first-floor entrance.

Two days passed in a row.

Wang Quan led his three subordinates in building fences and barriers at the front and back of the alley, then installed many "homemade Chevaux-de-frise" outside.

The bases were constructed from thick, heavy Materials. Once finished, unless they were dismantled, the four of them couldn't budge them an inch even with all their strength.

They would definitely be very effective at blocking zombies.

Over the course of two days, they turned the exterior of this safe house into an iron fortress, and its defense Rank soared.

Looking at the masterpiece of their hard work, a sense of pride couldn't help but well up in their hearts.

We are seriously awesome!

And most importantly, their sense of security had increased!

For people living in the apocalypse, a sense of security was the most important thing!

Food was also linked to a sense of security.

"Phew~ It's done. Next, we need to properly explore the surroundings. Where have you all explored during this time?" Wang Quan asked.

"Not much. We basically just explored this building and then went straight to the mall. We haven't explored many other places. It's too dangerous in the apocalypse; if it weren't for food, we wouldn't want to run out," Xiao Bai said, shaking his head slightly.

They were, after all, just ordinary people, and students at that.

To be able to do this much was already very impressive.

"Alright, then we'll head out and explore together," Wang Quan said to the three of them. "However, someone needs to watch the house. Xiao Hong, Xiao Xin, how about the two of you stay and keep watch? Of course, I'm not letting you just enjoy the fruits of our labor; it's just a division of labor."

"There are still many things that need to be done here at home, like setting up a rest area, organizing those supplies, designating specific stockpiling zones... and this alley needs some modifications, including clearing out the trash."

"Okay! Leave it to us!" Xiao Xin and Xiao Hong nodded.

"Then Xiao Bai and I will go out to search for supplies." Wang Quan nodded, and the simple division of labor was assigned just like that.

"Alright, the Boss has the final say!" Xiao Hong nodded slightly.

If possible... she actually didn't want to go out and explore... it was too dangerous!

But if she could work here at the safe house, she was more than willing. As for the hard work, it was much better than being in danger, and she was happy to do it.

"Alright, get ready, and we'll head out!" Wang Quan said to Xiao Bai.

"Okay, Boss," Xiao Bai responded.

Wang Quan was still wearing his backpack and holding that crowbar. Xiao Xin had originally thought about giving his baseball bat to Wang Quan to use, but he was refused; Wang Quan felt the crowbar was quite handy for now.

Xiao Bai was also wearing a backpack. However, with Wang Quan's "Spatial Superpower," he didn't actually need to carry supplies. He wasn't going to wear one at first, but Wang Quan said it could provide some defense—at least if he got swiped in the back, the backpack would block it—which immediately made Xiao Bai drop the idea of not wearing a backpack.

The two of them then set off together toward the mall again.

Although there were zombies there, with the two of them working together, they should be able to take them down one by one, and they could always run if things went south.

Secondly, now that they had a safe house, Wang Quan, who hadn't cared about miscellaneous items before, felt differently.

Now that they had a team and a fixed residence, many things became necessary.

When they got to the mall, he would collect everything into his Storage Space.

Whether they used it or not, they had to have it!

The Hoarder Bloodline was kicking in!

...

Just as Wang Quan began a new round of scavenging and clearing...

In Ono World, Clarissa was still engaged in slaughter.

While earning source points, she was also honing her martial arts.

Suddenly, she received a notification: [Your world has welcomed a visitor from another world].

This notification caused Clarissa to pause, and then she vanished on the spot, returning to her own world.

Normanya Continent.

Clarissa returned to her residence. She stepped out, intending to go to the main hall to find Empress Alice and look for this so-called visitor from another world.

When she arrived at the main hall, a guard was just coming in to report and saw Clarissa.

"Lord Prince Clarissa!"

"What happened?" Clarissa inquired.

"We captured someone with strange clothing and behavior, and who speaks an unknown language," the guard said to Clarissa. "I was just about to report to Her Majesty the Empress!"

"I'll handle the report. Go and have that person brought here," Clarissa told the guard.

"Yes!" The guard immediately complied and turned to leave.

Clarissa then walked toward the main hall.

This hall was where Alice specifically handled government affairs; her daily rest and meals were in the adjacent residence.

Next to that was Clarissa's residence.

It could be said that no other prince could live in the imperial palace like Clarissa, or even be neighbors with the Empress.

Of course, no other prince possessed power like Clarissa's.