My Post-Apocalyptic Territory

Back in the territory, the sun was still high in the sky.

We won't be out for long, so there's still time to have a hot lunch.

at this time.

Tang Yu looked disheveled.

He wore a combat suit made of high-grade demonic beast fur, with a deep scratch on his waist. This was a mark left by a demonic beast's claw when it accidentally got close to him.

The scratch was so deep it almost pierced through the combat suit; even Number Two nearly couldn't save it in time.

There were too many demonic beasts at the time, and Number One only distracted a portion of them; the rest were still charging towards him.

The scene was filled with ferocious, mutated beasts, which Tang Yu felt was no less than a demonic tide.

They hurriedly packed the crystal ore into their backpacks, and by the time they retreated, the basic warrior puppet that served as the miner had already been dismantled into parts.

"Too dangerous..."

Tang Yu frowned. The number of demonized beasts was indeed beyond his expectations. He guessed that the reason might be the giant tree with transparent branches and leaves.

When they finally left, the demonic beasts didn't hold on tightly; instead, they returned to the base of the giant tree.

"However... this crystal mine has to be put on hold for now. There are probably more demonic beasts under the giant tree. If they all rush up, even Number One and Number Two might not be able to hold on."

He was satisfied.

Looking at the three spatial backpacks in his hands, Tang Yu's eyes burned with desire.

These raw crystal stones contain varying amounts of source crystals. He didn't need to extract the source crystals from the stones; he went directly to a storage room in the castle.

Splash!

All the raw stones were poured out, instantly filling the small storage room to the brim.

The value of the source crystal detected on the panel is rising rapidly.

596.

2635.

6963.

11596.

"18351.9!!"

Tang Yu took a deep breath. "This is it!"

How many Source Crystals did Wang Tai accumulate in a month? Only a little over five thousand, he was really too poor! Perhaps this was the reason why his sanctuary was destroyed, even the demonized beasts couldn't stand it anymore!

Even if Wang Tai had the Source Crystal, it was useless, because he didn't have the means to use it!

Everyone knows how precious Source Crystals are, and the official information that Source Crystals may exist inside demonized beasts has long been made public. However, ordinary people can only use these things as diamond rings.

Tang Yu estimated that small and medium-sized shelters could not utilize source crystals. Perhaps only large shelters could develop some methods to utilize source crystals through research, and those methods might still be relatively crude. The official collection of source crystals would still require more research.

He's different; he can use in-game currency to summon followers, spend real money to refresh the market, and use real money to build structures...

Not only did he reap a large amount of source crystals, but his body was also filled with a large amount of soul power, which seemed to be about to exceed its capacity.

In the later stages of mining, Tang Yu's body even developed a sense of rejection towards spiritual power, much like someone who was so full that they couldn't swallow any more food.

For the first time, he discovered that there was a limit to the absorption of soul power. After refining this wave of soul power, Tang Yu believed that he could at least advance one more level.

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While Tang Yu was daydreaming, the castle's sensor system went off.

This thing is like a doorbell, but much more advanced. It has the ability to identify people and transmit information, and it doesn't require any operation, which makes it very convenient. So much so that he still doesn't know where this identification system is located.

Soon, Tang Yu saw Chen Haiping with a worried look on his face.

"Director, if this population growth continues, we may not have enough food."

Although Chen Haiping was assigned to a patrol team post, he has been doing clerical work lately. There are no suitable candidates in the territory, so he can only make do for now.

Despite being overwhelmed with work due to the small number of people in the territory, Chen Haiping still managed to properly organize the statistics on the survivors.

This morning, he compared the remaining food with the food consumed daily and the rate of increase, and he immediately couldn't sit still!

As long as the population continues to grow, the food reserves in the shelters probably won't last much longer!

"Not much food? How long can it last?" Tang Yu asked.

Chen Haiping replied with a wry smile, "Based on the current population, we can last for half a month, but the number of people in our shelter is increasing every day. So, at most, we can only last for ten days."

"Moreover, we have already searched through all the supplies that could be found inside the resort. As for the outside world, the only team that explores each day is Captain Luo's team, and the amount of food they bring back each time is not much, far from enough to cover the daily consumption."

Chen Haiping didn't say something. The food that Director Tang prepared for the survivors was really too plentiful. Not only was it enough to fill their stomachs, but it also included meat and vegetables. Although it was far from comparable to life before the apocalypse, it was still enviable compared to the living conditions in other shelters.

He didn't think it was bad, but there was a prerequisite: having enough food. Once the food was used up, Chen Haiping couldn't believe that the entire shelter might collapse at once.

"What was the food source like in the previous shelters?"

Chen Haiping thought for a moment, "In the past, food was mostly obtained from searching outside. But back then, the apocalypse had just broken out, and we could get a good harvest every time we went out. But now, many of these surrounding areas have been visited, so Captain Luo doesn't get much harvest every time he searches."

"Captain Luo also hunted down and brought back quite a few demonized beasts, but unlike wild animals, most of the flesh of demonized beasts is inedible. It is difficult to distinguish which parts of a demonized beast are edible and which are poisonous, so hunting demonized beasts is not a viable option."

He took a breath and continued, "Originally, Wang Tai had prepared ample food supplies and ordered people to plant some short-cycle, easy-to-survive crops in the valley, such as sweet potatoes, potatoes, and corn. But those crops were destroyed by the demonized beasts. Not only that, much of the food stored in the resort was also destroyed by the demonized beasts, which is why we don't have much food left."

"It's probably too late for us to plant crops again now, even if we drastically reduce food expenditures..."

He looked quite annoyed.

If he had realized the food problem earlier, there might have been a solution. Now, he racked his brains but couldn't think of any way to solve it.

Tang Yu was not worried after hearing this.

The two major problems plaguing shelters in the apocalypse are nothing more than security and food.

He hadn't paid attention to the food supply at the shelter because he wasn't worried; he figured that running out of food was impossible, no matter what.

The difference lies in the method used to obtain the food.

Having Luo Zhe take the spatial backpack and go out to find food? That seems like a lot of trouble.

Buying food resource packs at the market? Too expensive! He himself is extremely frugal with each source crystal, how could he possibly use them for something like this? It's fine for his own enjoyment, but to provide them to the survivors is wishful thinking.

He thought for a moment, then his eyes lit up. "Who says it's too late to plant crops! There's definitely enough time, and the profits will be huge!"