92: Chapter 92 Zombies are not a disaster, but flowing crystal ore.
Early morning.
In the dining hall of Tiangong No. 1, beef porridge steamed with heat.
The bloodstains left by Shen Qingyue and He Manman yesterday had already been wiped three times by Jiang Xiaowan.
The floor was shiny enough to reflect people.
Qin Yumo sat on Lin Yuan's left.
Her red hair was tied up, her shoulders and back looked sharper than yesterday, her fingers rested on the rim of the cup, and she occasionally raised her eyes to look at Lin Yuan.
Wang Ya was holding a bowl of soup.
Her back was straight, and the timidity in her eyes had diminished slightly.
Su Xiaonuan held her tablet and sat on Lin Yuan's right.
She still had a faint scent of jasmine on her, and her fingertips were steadier than yesterday as she tapped the screen.
The three of them were in different states.
Tang Qiqi held her milk, looking from one to the other.
"Did you three secretly run a strengthening dungeon last night?"
Qin Yumo raised her eyes.
"Qiqi, let me tell you, men..."
Tang Qiqi immediately shrank back into her chair.
"I was just asking, I didn't say I wanted to join the party."
Lin Yuan lit a cigarette and didn't respond.
Last night, he first helped Qin Yumo stabilize [Wild Resonance].
Afterwards, he let Shui Ya continue practicing water generation.
Finally, Su Xiaonuan cleared out the inventory until dawn.
All three were very tired.
But there was something in their eyes.
That is called the sense of security after being used.
[Ding! Target Qin Yumo (Beauty 85), Favorability +2%! Current Favorability: 48%!]
[Ding! Target Wang Ya (Beauty 88), Favorability +2%! Current Favorability: 75%!]
After Shen Qingyue died, half of the thorn in his heart was finally removed.
The remaining half was this world.
Outside the dining hall, the acid rain had stopped.
But the clouds over the distant city were faintly glowing with an unnatural dark red.
Lin Yuan knew that was not the morning glow.
Jiang Xiaowan stood nearby in a maid outfit, holding a tray.
She watched as Su Xiaonuan sat by Lin Yuan's side.
She watched as Wang Ya moved freely in and out of the master bedroom.
She watched as Qin Yumo received personal training from Lin Yuan.
Her hand holding the tray tightened.
The next second, she took the initiative to refill the empty water glass in front of Lin Yuan.
Her movements were much more natural than before.
The elevator door opened.
Liu Qing rushed into the dining hall holding a laptop.
Her hair was messy, and she had a data cable in her mouth.
Tang Qiqi almost spat out her milk.
"Are you a human router that's gained sentience?"
Liu Qing took the data cable out and pushed up her beer-bottle-thick glasses.
"The military channel just intercepted a message."
[Zhe City reinforcements will arrive at the South Suburb Military District the day after tomorrow.]
[After the two sides meet, they plan to reorganize a counterattack on Jiang City.]
"Additionally, I hacked into the surveillance of the South Suburb Military District."
In the footage, soldiers of the South Suburb Military District were organizing armored vehicles, their faces showing exhaustion and numbness.
Shen Qingyue's operation had caused them heavy losses.
In the dark red clouds over the city, flocks of birds suddenly fell.
The dining hall was silent for a second.
Jiang Xiaowan looked up.
"Zhe City reinforcements?"
She immediately thought of General Manager Jiang Xiong.
Lin Yuan put down his chopsticks.
In his past life memories.
The night the Zhe City reinforcements met with the South Suburb Military District, a red moon appeared in the sky.
The Jiang City Zombie Horde went on a collective rampage.
The counterattacking troops lasted less than two hours.
Armored vehicles were overturned.
Communication towers were destroyed.
From that day on, the authorities completely lost control of Jiang City.
And now.
The system countdown was still ticking.
[Countdown to the arrival of the next player: 59:01:38]
Red moon.
Player.
Zombie Horde.
The three words connected in Lin Yuan's mind.
This was not a coincidence.
Perhaps the red moon was not a random natural disaster.
But some kind of screening mechanism.
Or rather—a map refresh.
Lin Yuan picked up the walkie-talkie.
"Lu Yan."
A response immediately came from the walkie-talkie.
"Boss."
"Weld a second layer of steel plates onto the outer wall."
"Install barbed fences on all sewer openings."
"Set up fuel trenches at the mountain road entrance."
"Double the drone patrol frequency."
"Register the weapons of all survivors in the outer circle."
Lu Yan didn't ask for the reason.
"Understood."
He paused.
"Additionally, Xixi senses that quite a few gray dots are gathering toward us."
Lin Yuan exhaled a puff of smoke: "Prioritize killing them, don't skimp on ammo."
Lu Yan paused.
"Boss, if the zombies increase, the consumption will be terrifying."
"With our current defense, we can block them outside the wall and kill them slowly, which can save a lot of ammo."
Lin Yuan opened the shop.
[Standard rifle ammunition box: white crystal core × 1]
[Incendiary grenade pack: white crystal core × 2]
He looked at the interface.
The corners of his mouth moved slightly.
"Zombies are not a disaster."
"They are mobile crystal core mines."
Lin Yuan hung up the walkie-talkie and stubbed out his cigarette.
The main screen was still displaying the dark red clouds.
He raised his hand and turned it off.
"Eat."
The women started eating.
At Wang Ya's signal, Liu Qing also sat at the table.
She looked at the buns, beef porridge, fried eggs, bacon, and fruit, and her eyes went wide.
The next second, she picked up the bowl and started shoveling it in.
The porridge was so hot that it fogged up her glasses.
She still didn't stop.
Wang Ya handed her a glass of water.
"Slow down, no one is fighting you for it."
Liu Qing took the water and nodded.
Then she continued shoveling it in.
Tang Qiqi sat next to her, pinching her nose.
"No way, you must take a shower and disinfect later."
Liu Qing looked up.
"I don't have any clothes."
She paused.
"I want to go back to Villa 22 to get some."
Su Xiaonuan flatly rejected this.
"Going out and coming back requires secondary disinfection."
"Meaningless waste."
She looked at the laptop bag in Liu Qing's arms.
"And you don't just want to get clothes."
Liu Qing looked down.
Half a piece of uneaten bacon was poking out of the bag.
She didn't explain.
She just asked: "Then what do I wear?"
Tang Qiqi's eyes lit up.
"I have a lot of cosplay costumes."
"I can make you a cyber hacker girl skin."
Liu Qing pushed up her glasses.
"As long as it doesn't affect my typing, anything is fine."
Liu Qing added another sentence.
"I don't have underwear either."
Tang Qiqi smirked and pointed at Wang Ya.
"The Great Demon King is the only man in the fortress."
"Big deal, just don't wear any."
"Some people have already adapted to going commando."
The spoon in Wang Ya's hand almost fell into the soup.
"Qiqi."
Her voice was soft, but carried a hint of moisture.
Tang Qiqi immediately hid behind Qin Yumo.
"I was wrong, Sister Shui Ya, don't use your ultimate."
Jiang Xiaowan lowered her head, pretending not to hear.
She hadn't brought a change of clothes either.
And now she was also empty inside.
Lin Yuan couldn't be bothered to listen to their rambling.
"Size."
Liu Qing looked up, her tone like she was reciting server configurations.
"D, the band size is small, sports style is best."
Tang Qiqi was stunned on the spot.
"How can you be so calm?"
Liu Qing looked at her.
"It's just data."
Lin Yuan raised his hand.
Several sets of unopened underwear, pajamas, sportswear, and slippers landed on the edge of the table.
The space contained full sizes procured by Su Xiaonuan.
Liu Qing was stunned for a second.
This was her first time seeing a Spatial Ability.
But she didn't ask; in this bizarre world, being alive was already good enough.
"Thank you."
[Ding! Target Liu Qing (Beauty 85), Favorability +1%! Current Favorability: 7%!]
Jiang Xiaowan stood nearby, her ears beginning to heat up.
She held it in for a long time, then whispered: "I didn't prepare a change of clothes either..."
She was just about to follow Liu Qing's lead and report her size, but realized Lin Yuan hadn't even looked at her.
At that moment, she realized that Liu Qing was a technical staff member, while she was just a servant who had made a mistake.
At this moment.
Footsteps came from the second floor.
Su Muxue brought Xia Qingqiu downstairs.
Xia Qingqiu's face was still a bit pale, and her fingertips were pressing on a cotton ball.
Su Muxue held a report in her hand.
She walked up to Lin Yuan.
"Xia Qingqiu's blood sample results are out."
Lin Yuan took the report.
Su Muxue went straight to the point.
"Her blood can increase blood clotting speed and also strengthen the body's antiviral response."
"Theoretically, it can be used as a serum base."
Xia Qingqiu bit her lip.
"So, my blood can really save people? How many people can it save?"
Lin Yuan glanced at her.
"It depends on how long you can live."
Su Muxue continued.
"Currently, the Superpower is unstable."
"To stabilize the production of effective components, crystal core stimulation is needed."
Lin Yuan placed the report on the table.
"How much is needed?"
Su Muxue said: "First use gray crystal cores for low-dose stimulation."
"If successful, then try white ones."
Su Xiaonuan immediately recorded it.
Jiang Xiaowan looked at Xia Qingqiu.
Then she looked at Liu Qing.
One can make serum.
One can guard the network.
Su Xiaonuan is in charge of logistics.
Wang Ya controls water.
Qin Yumo kills people.
Even Tang Qiqi can provide emotional value.
She suddenly realized.
Everyone here has a place.
Except for her.
Only the old-era label of the Jiang Family remained.
And the old era was already dead.
Just then.
Lu Yan's voice sounded in the earpiece.
"Boss."
"Someone at the residential compound entrance wants to see you."
Lin Yuan's hand holding the chopsticks stopped.
"Who?"
Lu Yan's voice lowered a bit.
"He says his name is Chu Feng."
"He wants to discuss a deal with you."
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