Post-Apocalyptic: Unlimited Resources, Neighbor's Wife and Sister Beg for the Door to Open

Chapter 155 Taking a group photo on stage – I couldn't find peace! (Please continue reading!)

There are only six individual awards, but there are over forty women here.

They all wanted to be among the first to obtain the substitute soul lamp, but who would get it depended entirely on Lu Zheng's decision, making it highly uncertain.

There are still four spots available.

Lu Zheng continued his announcement.

"Individual Award, Third Place, Yao Qiaoqiao."

Yao Qiaoqiao pushed up glasses that weren't actually on her nose, stood up gracefully, her steps carrying the composure unique to a researcher, yet at the same time giving off a delicate and boneless charm.

Her pole dancing was indeed very good; this wasn't the first time Lu Zheng had witnessed it.

Everyone agreed that she deserved the award.

"Individual Award, Fourth Place: Tao Yingshi"

Tao Yingshi organized two events. As the organizer and as an actress, she did a great job both professionally and in terms of performance.

She represents professionalism.

This award is well-deserved.

"Individual Award, Fifth Place: Fang Yixue."

The lawyer walked steadily to the front of the stage with a firm gaze. When he received the Life Lamp, he looked calm, as if he were receiving a contract that he had long deserved.

Lu Zheng liked her spirit.

It's more interesting when you have in-depth conversations.

"Individual Award, Sixth Place, Meng Lianyun."

Meng Lianyun is a university beauty queen, an athlete, and a painting blogger; she has a keen sense of beauty.

She was part of a group with Yu Bingxia, Shu Qingyao, and Xiong Jin'er.

They were all youthful and beautiful, with shy expressions.

Dressed in uniform Han Dynasty costumes, they performed a beautiful dance.

Just like Shi Xueqi's group emphasized Shi Xueqi, their group also emphasized Meng Lianyun.

As expected, she was chosen by Lu Zheng.

The individual awards have been decided.

Some people in the audience breathed a sigh of relief, while others could not hide their disappointment.

Lu Zheng began announcing the more anticipated group awards:
"Next, the best combination performance is—the sword dance combination!"

The sword dance group consists of four people: Ye Hongxiu, Ruan Lingxiu, Qiao Sijia, and Gu Miantang.

Ye Hongxiu goes without saying; she is a genius in swordsmanship.

Although Ruan Lingxiu is a stay-at-home mom, she is also a dance broadcaster with a certain level of dance skills. After being strengthened by the health-enhancing pill, it is not difficult for her to learn a few simple sword moves.

Qiao Sijia and Gu Miantang are both challenging themselves.

They must have put in a lot of effort to master the dance, considering the limited time they had to practice.

The four of them appeared together.

Ye Hongxiu wore a flowing, wide-sleeved fairy dress that was as bright as fire. Her black hair was tied up high and a gold hairpin was inserted diagonally. The red tassels hanging from the hairpin's head shone brightly with the hem of her dress.

To her left stood Ruan Lingxiu, wielding two swords, her snow-white attire highlighting her sharp features; to her right were Qiao Sijia and Gu Miantang, each holding a sword, their white robes flowing like celestial beings.

Lu Zheng handed the rewards to the four people. Ye Hongxiu was very excited because she already had a substitute life lamp.

Now that I've received another lamp, it means I can give my parents an extra life.

However, she still needs to work harder, perform better, and earn another lamp so that her parents can each get one, which would put her at ease.

Ruan Lingxiu never expected that she could also obtain it.

She thought she was just there to make up the numbers, after all, she was already a mother and different from the other girls.

But Lu Zheng still gave her this precious treasure.

It touched her deeply.

Qiao Sijia and Gu Miantang were not particularly noticeable among these dozens of women, so this time they were considered to have gained recognition and were in a good mood.

Tao Yingshi said, "Let's all come up on stage and take a group photo! This is a rare opportunity; it's not easy for us to get together like this!"

Many of them were liaisons assigned by Lu Zheng to various bases, and each of them had family members to accompany them, so it was not easy for them all to get together.

Only large-scale competitions like this can bring them together.

Everyone went up on stage, with Lu Zheng standing in the center. Even Tang Youyu, who had just joined, went up on stage to take a group photo.

The only outsider, Xia Qingmei, remained in the audience, acting as the photographer.

Dozens of photos were taken in a row because everyone wanted to change positions and take a picture in Lu Zheng's arms.

The lights made the beautiful woman holding the precious prize on the stage shine brightly.

As Xia Qingmei took the photos, the complex emotions in her heart bubbled up like bubbles.

Envy? Not entirely.

Disappointed? I guess so.

There's also a sense of unreality in being so deeply surrounded by this luxury and security.

She silently swallowed the slightly bitter taste in her throat.

Ultimately, they were unable to make a decision.

Although life seemed wonderful, the atmosphere here wasn't as cutthroat as she had imagined.

But she still couldn't convince herself.

The dance competition came to a complete end, and everyone returned to their posts. Of course, those who had nothing to do continued to eat, drink, and have fun.

Lu Zheng, on the other hand, focused on absorbing crystal cores to enhance his strength.

The following morning, he continued to build safe zones at various bases while simultaneously clicking on the Sword Control Technique skill book.

At nine o'clock, the Sword Control Technique advanced to the seventh level.

The sword energy content is 200 million points, or 2 million units of energy value.

The new sword move is called "A Line of Sky".

The sword energy transforms into threads, condensing into sword energy with extremely sharp characteristics and destructive power, which can be twisted into any shape like a rope.

It can entangle the target, forming a sword aura attack with no blind spots.

It can also transform into a long sword aura, slicing through targets hundreds of miles away.

The length of the sword energy thread is determined by the amount of sword energy consumed. It can be released with a minimum consumption of 100,000 points of sword energy, but the length of the sword energy thread is only ten meters.

Consuming 100 million points of sword energy can reach a distance of ten kilometers.

In other words, he can cut through a target ten kilometers long with a single sword strike.

If unleashed in a city, a single sword strike could cleave dozens of buildings in two.

Once the sword control technique reaches the seventh level, its power is obviously much greater.

The previous sword moves now use more sword energy, resulting in a significant increase in power.

While Lu Zheng was basking in the thrill of his increased strength, someone else was facing a difficult choice.

Inside the tents of the Kaoshanhui at the Tianquan Base.

Before Ji Muxue lay a mangled corpse. It was a woman, her clothes simply wrapped around her body and tattered. Her skin was covered in wounds, clearly indicating that she had suffered great humiliation and pain.

Beside the body, a man with a full head of white hair, but who looked very young, was shedding tears.

"President, Vice President, this was definitely done by that beast Dou Xiujie!"

"He was arrogant and domineering, and committed all sorts of evil deeds because he had a father who was a commander of ten thousand men and an uncle who was a fourth-level superhuman."

“Yesterday he tried to flirt with Xiao Xi, but Xiao Xi scolded him. There were no high-level ability users around him at the time, so he was very angry but didn’t retaliate.”

"Xiao Xi disappeared while she was using the restroom at night."

“Her body was dumped outside my tent this morning, just to mock and humiliate me.”

"I want revenge, but I'm powerless. Guild Master, please, help me!"

"As long as that beast lives, Xiao Xi's soul will never find peace!"

(End of this chapter)