My Post-Apocalyptic Territory

Rubbing his throbbing head, Tang Yu let out a soft sigh.

Building the city wall proved to be much more complicated than he had imagined.

In the past, construction was done automatically by selecting a location, consuming materials, and building the system building.

Unlike city walls, a complete city wall is composed of countless "unit walls," and the cost of building a city wall is also determined by the number of "unit walls."

He has a stockpile of Yuanjing, but the consumption of stone is extremely high. If it weren't for the basic puppets responsible for the demolition work, relying solely on the survivors without sufficient tools, it might not be possible to build such a city wall even in another week.

However, the problem isn't the consumption, but the designated location.

Normally, when building structures, Tang Yu would stand next to the construction site and wouldn't think much of it. But when building city walls, the area was so vast that there were always places out of sight no matter where he stood. So Tang Yu simply stood on the top balcony of the castle and controlled the construction of the city walls remotely.

It's a wonderful feeling, as if you're standing at a higher perspective, looking down on and experiencing this territory.

As a result... Tang Yu felt a little dizzy.

Is it a lack of mental strength? Looks like I'll have to be more careful in the future.

…………

While Tang Yu was building the city wall, Luo Zhe slew the invading demonic beast.

At this moment, Yilian's expression also turned solemn.

She held a kitchen knife in her hand, her eyes fixed on the ingredients in front of her.

These ingredients were not the batch that Wang Tai had secretly hoarded, but rather the top-quality ingredients that Tang Yu had obtained from the ingredient resource package. They were also incredibly diverse, including everything that flies in the sky, swims in the water, runs on the ground, as well as vegetables and fruits.

When Yilian first encountered these ingredients, she was completely stunned.

Such ingredients were something she had never even heard of, let alone seen before. She had heard that the nobles in the inner city had lavish meals at their banquets, but even those banquets didn't have this many ingredients.

She was a little nervous that the lord had entrusted her with such precious ingredients.

This was her mission, and Elaine took it even more seriously than when dealing with the demonic beasts.

She opened the cookbook next to her. She had already read through these cooking books given to her by the lord several times in the past two days, and found them to be profound and extensive.

Although she used to be self-reliant, she never had any ingredients to cook with... so she learned very diligently.

In the kitchen, Elaine followed the cooking steps in the book, and although it was her first time, she was quite fast.

Soon, she brought out dish after dish to the table.

When Tang Yu came downstairs, he saw Yilian, dressed in a plain white T-shirt and shorts, with a light blue apron wrapped around her chest, standing prettily by the dining table, just like a girl next door.

Compared to when they first met, Elaine was now much more lively and cheerful, and she could often smile. However, she was still a little reserved and insisted on waiting for him to sit down first before she would sit down at the table.

The dishes on the table were plentiful. Although they were just ordinary home-style dishes, they were delicious and visually appealing. Even before you got close, a wonderful aroma wafted to your nose.

This was the best meal Tang Yu had ever seen since the end of the world. He could hardly believe that Yilian, who had only been learning for two days and was cooking for the first time, could make such a delicious dish.

This talent... can be used on the battlefield, in the kitchen, and occasionally even as an air conditioner to cool things down. Compared to him, Tang Yu feels extremely ashamed that he can only cook instant noodles.

"Hmm, this braised pork is pretty good..."

Tang Yu ate a piece, then, seeing Yilian's somewhat thin figure, picked up a few more pieces and took them over.

Actually, he wanted to call Luo Zhe over as well, but Luo Zhe was probably the busiest person in the shelter. After recovering, he devoted all his energy to the territory, leaving early and returning late every day to fight against the demonized beasts. Although Tang Yu also sent food to Luo Zhe, what he ate probably didn't matter to him.

Before the apocalypse, he would definitely be a workaholic who neglects sleep and meals.

Both of them are Awakened Ones. Awakened Ones have a higher appetite than ordinary people. They are fine when they don't have much energy consumption, but once they engage in fierce battles, Awakened Ones need to consume more energy to replenish their own energy consumption.

The food on the table was quickly devoured.

Elaine looked very happy. Even though it was cooked by herself, she couldn't describe the feeling of her taste buds until she actually tasted it. She never thought that one day she would be able to eat such delicious food.

She felt very lucky to be here.

Tang Yu felt very happy.

In the apocalypse, being able to live in a safe castle and eat delicious food is something that even many small shelter directors cannot enjoy.

…………

After dinner, they each had their own tasks.

Since there was no need to go out and explore at night, Yilian made full use of the time to improve her strength. In addition to refining her soul power, what she did every day was read that tattered spellbook.

Tang Yu had also read this book, but to him it was like a book from heaven. It wasn't that he didn't know the characters; in fact, these kinds of magical books didn't use ordinary characters, but rather characters that could carry special power.

This script is very unique and difficult to replicate, which leads to a scarcity of books on magic and spells. Similarly, reading books written in this script does not require knowledge of the characters; the key is comprehension and insight.

Clearly, Tang Yu did not have that talent.

He no longer relied on his talent; he figured he could make up for it with cheats. With cheats, what good is talent anyway?

Tang Yu hasn't been hunting demonized beasts lately. Anyway, his combat strength in the team is average, so he figured he might as well not go out hunting. Going out hunting is too much of a waste of time. In comparison, the territory is in dire need of rebuilding, and there are many more things to do.

For example, enhancing the heritage of a shelter...

The territory now has city walls, ten meters high enough to block most of the demonized beasts. In addition, thanks to the system's production, the walls are sturdy enough, greatly increasing their ability to resist demonized beasts and even demonic tides. A basic defensive line has been formed.

What Tang Yu needs to prepare now is the awakening device.

This item is practically standard equipment in shelters. On one hand, the Awakening Device increases the chances of survivors awakening, giving shelters more awakened individuals. On the other hand, while the Awakening Device may not be difficult to make for shelters, it is extremely difficult for ordinary survivor teams to make it.

Tang Yu also knew the production method; it wasn't a secret.

In the early days of the apocalypse, before communication was severed, scientists developed a method to awaken ordinary people, which was quickly announced by the authorities. It was precisely because of the existence of these awakening devices that many small, poorly defended shelters survived repeated attacks by mutated beasts.

This simple awakening device is a headband.

Tang Yu took out ten Source Crystals with similar energy values. These were the first materials for the Awakening Headband, and these ten Source Crystals alone could stump many survivor teams.

To improve the quality of the headband, he used a source crystal with an energy value of 2, which only has a chance of condensing inside a demonic beast that has awakened to the second stage.

He also obtained materials such as demonized beast blood and bones from high-level demonized beasts.

Tang Yu soaked the Source Crystal in his blood for at least three hours, then selected a suitable bone, carved it into the shape of a headband, and carved out ten holes in it to inlay the Source Crystal...

He didn't know how to carve, and since aesthetics weren't a concern, Tang Yu spent most of the day working on the bone, which he could barely make out as a ring, and felt quite accomplished.

The process was a bit... well, it was like a cult ritual... Tang Yu understood. Human scientists' research on demonized beasts and source crystals was still very rudimentary. Being able to use them appropriately was already quite remarkable. To be concerned about appearances? That was impossible.

This rudimentary awakening device also has its flaws. It doesn't guarantee that someone with awakening potential will awaken with the help of the awakening headband; it's just a matter of probability, albeit a relatively high one.

According to Tang Yu's own understanding, only those with high enough talent can awaken naturally without the help of external forces. Perhaps as time goes by, more and more survivors will awaken, but obviously many people will not live to see that time. The awakening headband achieves this goal through some kind of stimulation mechanism.

"We can give this headband to Old Chen and let him handle it. Let's follow the rules of most shelters. After all, it will consume source crystal energy, and we can't give it to survivors for free."

Survivors who use the Awakening Headband either pay for Source Crystals or sign a contract with the shelter. If they don't awaken, they remain low-level survivors. But once they awaken, they must serve the shelter unconditionally.

Even so, survivors still flock to it; compared to the allure of becoming an Awakened, nothing else matters.

Since I can't afford to spend real money to become stronger, I'll just have to sell myself...

After finishing the Awakening Headband, Tang Yu was preparing to draw a map covering the entire territory's plan, when he suddenly noticed something was wrong. Upon closer inspection, he saw several red dots appearing in the territory.

These red dots are moving slowly.

We came from the entrance of the resort.

They're already mixed in with the green dots.