16: Space ring upgraded again

Evening.

Qin Shilei and Zhang Xiaoli returned to the convenience store.

They lit candles and began to count their gains.

They had collected 67 grey crystals and 38 spatial rings.

Among them, Zhang Xiaoli had single-handedly killed six zombies and personally extracted the crystals from their heads.

The trading system sold another 39 crystals.

This convenience store was truly a cash cow.

However, the selling speed had slowed down.

Moreover, there wasn't much food left in the convenience store; what remained were mostly daily necessities and school supplies.

This indicated that people who could kill zombies were gradually finding their own food sources.

Seeing Zhang Xiaoli's hard work in extracting the crystals, he gave her ten crystals. Including her own six, she had a total of 16.

After absorbing them, Qin Shilei's experience became: 114 / 180.

Besides the crystals, the large string of spatial rings they had picked up was the biggest gain of the afternoon.

The spatial rings of the students killed by zombies had all been left behind.

After eating the cured meat rice that Zhang Xiaoli had cooked, Qin Shilei hid in the attic and activated the devour entry of his spatial ring.

The large string of spatial rings gradually decreased, but there was no smile on Qin Shilei's face.

Ordinary spatial ring: Capacity 1.39 cubic meters.

With a flash of red light, another low-quality spatial ring was devoured.

Top-grade spatial ring: Capacity 100 cubic meters. [To devour such a top-grade ring, this system expended a great deal of effort, young man, just be glad!]

Qin Shilei stared at the ring repeatedly, confirming it was not 1.00 cubic meters.

He burst into laughter, saying, “Nice!”

“Qin Dage, what's making you so happy?” Zhang Xiaoli asked from below.

“I'm just happy thinking about spending the night alone with a beautiful woman like you,” Qin Shilei said casually.

“Qin Dage, you're just joking.” Zhang Xiaoli clearly knew that his gaze towards her had always been calm.

Qin Shilei continued to expand the ring.

Until only three spatial rings remained, nothing else surprising happened.

Top-grade spatial ring: Capacity 100.86 cubic meters.

The number was quite familiar, so that would do for now.

Qin Shilei came down from the attic and threw the remaining three spatial rings to Zhang Xiaoli.

“You should also store some things; that way, you'll have some reserves if we get separated.”

Everyone's standard spatial ring had a capacity of 0.1 cubic meters, which is equivalent to 100L.

It didn't look like much, but it was actually quite large.

If Zhang Xiaoli filled all four of her spatial rings with food, she wouldn't even be able to fill them completely.

She only stored about a backpack's worth of food, and then casually put in some daily necessities.

She even tried to store the gas stove and gas. (The space inside the spatial ring can be arbitrarily reshaped.)

“I can cook for you then,” Zhang Xiaoli explained.

What a smart little girl!

After she stopped, Qin Shilei walked a circle around the convenience store.

The convenience store instantly became empty, with not even a shelf remaining.

“Qin Dage, how did your spatial ring become so big?” Zhang Xiaoli asked in surprise.

“It's a secret, and you're not allowed to tell anyone.”

Qin Shilei decided to let her know some of his secrets.

“I swear, I won't tell anyone anything about you. If I break my promise, may I be cursed to never find a boyfriend my entire life,” Zhang Xiaoli said solemnly.

“Alright, it's not good to go out and kill zombies late at night, let's get some exercise.”

Qin Shilei drew his Seven Star Sword and began practicing his sword in the empty convenience store.

“Uh!”

Zhang Xiaoli froze for a moment, then picked up a bone-chopping knife and began to swing it wildly.

After four hours of practice, Qin Shilei seemed to have gained a slight understanding of sword intent, yet also seemed to have gained nothing.

As it approached midnight, Qin Shilei used his remaining two refresh chances on himself.

The entries that appeared were far inferior to One-Punch Man, not worth using the fixed chances for the third day.

When he woke up, there were still two loaves of bread that hadn't been sold on the trading system's shelves.

This indicated that people with crystals no longer needed or were unwilling to exchange for food.

While Zhang Xiaoli was cooking porridge, Qin Shilei browsed the trading system, hoping to find something useful.

He bought ropes, grappling hooks, tents, assault jackets, and a large pile of other outdoor survival items, then stored them in his spatial ring.

It was awesome to have a large-capacity spatial ring.

This shop owner was also a lucky person; he must have been in an outdoor supplies store at the right time.

Machetes, compound bows, and the like were also available.

However, the other party asked for 30 crystals right away.

This instantly dispelled his idea of buying them to refresh entries.

After some thought, he still spent 2 crystals to buy 50 arrows.

“To avoid future trouble, I'll go get that silver treasure chest today.”

Qin Shilei said while drinking his porridge.

“The small drone still has two full batteries, I'll help you with reconnaissance.”

Zhang Xiaoli looked up and replied.

After the meal, the two fought their way to Room 808 of Dormitory Building No. 7.

Dormitory No. 7 was the innermost dormitory building in the school.

Standing on the balcony behind the dormitory building and looking forward.

Not far beyond the wall was a small lake several acres in size.

Behind the small lake was a Cliff about three to four hundred meters high, and behind the Cliff was an endless forest.

After a night's rain, the trees looked lush and green, making one feel refreshed.

Zhang Xiaoli pointed to the upper right corner of the Cliff and said, “The treasure chest is at that location.”

Just then, a huge Crimson Eagle flew up from there, circled a few times over the small lake, and then rapidly flew away towards the forest behind.

“So big, so fast!” Qin Shilei's eyes showed a hint of surprise.

“How strange, this Crimson Eagle seems even bigger than the one from the day before yesterday.”

Zhang Xiaoli turned her head and advised, “Qin Ge, maybe we shouldn't get the treasure chest yet.”

“You use the drone to check the situation first.” Qin Shilei was reluctant to give up the rare silver treasure chest.

Now that the Crimson Eagle had flown far away, it was a good opportunity to investigate more carefully.

The drone followed the small path up the mountain and flew towards the top of the Cliff.

It quickly reached the Cliff above the cave, seeing only some small animals along the way, with no danger detected for now.

As it flew closer to the Cliff, they realized how steep it was; several sections had a slope of almost ninety degrees.

Descending about 50 meters along the Cliff, a treasure chest glowing with silvery-white light appeared on the screen.

The camera turned to the cave.

They found that the entire cave was less than two meters deep.

A huge nest, almost finished, occupied nearly the entire cave.

“Fly inside, see if there are any eggs?”

Qin Shilei said fancifully.

Zhang Xiaoli immediately manipulated the drone to fly inside.

The nest was empty.

“Qin Ge, your pet dream is shattered,” Zhang Xiaoli chuckled.

“What I gain is my luck, what I lose is my fate.” Qin Shilei smiled indifferently.

“Whoosh!”

Suddenly, a huge eagle cry sounded.

“Quick, fly to the forest on the right.” Qin Shilei reminded him.