In a frigid apocalypse, I went on a shopping spree with the reborn.

Wang Dawei looked at his group of underlings and saw right through their little schemes.

He had the power to kill these people, but he also knew that once he did, no one would work for him anymore.

Now everyone in the base has become smarter; if they accidentally obtain trading coins, they will try every means to hide them.

Needless to say, special items will be used immediately upon acquisition.

Even if he sent people to exploit him in various ways, even searching his body and home, the special items and currency he could obtain were pitifully few.

The few followers who are with him now are because they were tricked into following him in the early days when they didn't know what kind of person he was.

Working for him has offended everyone in the base. Now, the only option is to stick with him to the bitter end, otherwise, he will be devoured alive by the tens of thousands of people in the base.

If he kills all these people, it won't be easy to find others willing to work for him again.

He had observed the people at the base; they were either people who disdained to associate with him, or people who weren't even qualified to be his lackeys, or people who were capable enough to support their families and had no intention of doing anything for him.

He also has to be wary, because if that kind of person finds an opportunity, they will overthrow him.

Wang Dawei: "So you mean, no matter the cost, you have to buy Long Jiuxing's head and her personal computer."

"Boss, we're just discussing this, but our judgment is nowhere near as accurate as yours."

"Yes, yes, we'll listen to the boss. If you say you want to make a deal, then we'll find a way to contact the Overlord Base. If the boss thinks it's not worth it, then we'll just pretend we didn't see it."

Wang Dawei looked at the group of slick underlings, his forehead veins bulging with anger.

Now he regrets it a little, regrets killing all the underlings who were willing to take the lead, leaving only this group of old hands. Their words seem to say everything, yet also seem to say nothing at all.

After fuming for a while, he still gritted his teeth and said, "10 transaction coins, that's my bottom line. You guys contact the people at the Overlord Base. I want Long Jiuxing alive and her personal terminal."

"Furthermore, no matter which city they are in, let them figure out their own way to send people and quantum computers to Spring City."

"Yes, boss, we'll get on it right away."

The underlings scattered in a huff.

With his younger brothers gone, Wang Dawei's house became quiet and deserted. Two young girls took the opportunity to huddle up to Wang Dawei, one on his left and one on his right.

"Brother Wang, why do you have to spend so many trading coins to buy it? With 10 trading coins, you can buy quite a few special items."

"Yes, if we don't spend these trading coins and just keep saving them, Brother Wang will definitely be the first person to upgrade to a Level 3 quantum computer. There will be a huge reward then, as well as special item rewards. Isn't that much more cost-effective than buying a Dragon Nine Star?"

"Although she used to be the strongest, she has now been far surpassed by you, Brother Wang. She only has a combat power of 1333, which is not even worth 10 transaction coins, even with the addition of the quantum computer."

Her gentle voice and the face that resembled Jiang Qingyue's calmed Wang Dawei's anger, and he unusually spoke up to explain, "You women are all short-sighted. Do you think I'd do this for a mere 1300 combat power points?"

"Then what was Brother Wang's purpose?"

Wang Dawei enjoyed the adoration in the young woman's eyes.

"Do you know why you can't become strong, and can only be used as toys to fool people?"

The two women's smiles faded slightly, then they broke into even brighter smiles.

"Oh, Brother Wang, don't take it to heart. You said it yourself, women have long hair but short brains. We're just two little women, how could we be as far-sighted as Brother Wang?"

"Yes, yes, Brother Wang has now unified the entire Spring City. No one else has been able to do that yet."

Wang Dawei was flattered and became quite arrogant.

Having been given a second chance at life, all the preparations are for power and beautiful women, aren't they?

He had one in each arm, taking advantage of others while showing off his superiority.

"Let me tell you, what I'm after isn't Long Jiuxing's combat power or his supercomputer."

"I have plenty of ways to get quantum computers. It's just a matter of infamy. Kill more people, and little by little, I can increase my combat power."

"The reason I insisted on spending a lot of money to buy Long Jiuxing is because her combat power was ridiculously high at the beginning of the apocalypse. That wasn't the power of the apocalypse; this woman had problems even before the apocalypse began."

"If we can find out why she was so strong before the apocalypse even began, it means I'll have another way to become stronger."

"Trading coins are just something that can be earned back after being spent. I already have a way to earn a lot of trading coins. I just need to wait for the third wave of the economic downturn, and then people all over the world will be begging me for trading coins."

Upgrading a quantum computer to level three is not difficult at all.

"But Long Jiuxing is different. This woman is very strange. We have to find a way to kill her, otherwise she might become a variable."

"Brother Wang is amazing, he thinks three steps ahead for every one he takes."

"That's right, I didn't think that much about it."

The two women took turns praising Wang Dawei to the skies.

The three of them moved from the living room to the master bedroom.

Three days later, the underling who was in contact with the Overlord Base gave Wang Dawei an accurate answer.

"Boss, they've agreed. They said they've sent someone over."

"However..." The younger brother's face was grim, and he hesitated to speak, which made Wang Dawei very unhappy.

"explain."

The younger brother stammered, "They brought firearms."

He added, "Large-sized."

"Boss, I suspect they're planning to double-cross you. They might not be after the 10 trading coins at all, but rather you and your personal terminal."

"Are you sure?" Wang Dawei froze.

As a reborn individual, he knew all too well how strong a combat power of over 2000 was; he could withstand small enemies, but not large ones.

"Boss, how could I be wrong? They're right at the entrance to the city, and not only that, they also have a strange-looking car."

"A weird-looking car?"

"Yes," the younger brother said. "I can't really describe it. It feels like an upgraded version of an armored vehicle, taller and bigger. It's really strange; I've never seen anything like it before."

"Let's go." Wang Dawei took the binoculars and led his underlings away from Xingfu Community.

After hiking for more than an hour, we arrived at a place not far from the city entrance. We didn't dare to get too close, so we found a high vantage point and looked through binoculars.

His pupils immediately contracted.

At the entrance to the city, there was a huge machine, just like the kind you'd see in a science fiction movie, and there were also a lot of heavy firearms next to it.

He hurriedly led his underlings back to the Happiness Base as if fleeing.

The younger brother asked timidly, "Boss, what should we do?"

"What else can we do? This is obviously aimed at me. Otherwise, why would they go to such lengths to send someone away?" Wang Dawei's face was extremely ugly.

His expression wasn't this bad when he completed that hidden mission.

Those heavy firearms already made him wary, but that huge thing terrified him even more.

Although he was a reincarnated person, he had not lived a satisfactory life in his previous life, and he had not seen or heard of all the special items.

But judging from its appearance alone, and the fact that it took the other party three days to reach the entrance of Spring Water City, this is definitely a special item.

People are in awe of the unknown, and Wang Dawei is no exception.

"Boss, shall we still make the deal?"

"Go, of course you'll go. They went to great lengths to send Long Jiuxing here. If we don't kill him this time, we'll never have another chance." Wang Dawei turned and looked at his underling with a sinister gaze. "Their target is me, so I can't go. I'll give you the trading coins; you go and trade with them."

The underling was nearly scared to death: "Boss, I... I can't do it. I'm just someone who runs errands for you. How could I be qualified to do business with others?"

"Not qualified?" Wang Dawei sneered. "I think you're just afraid of dying. You're afraid that after they take the trading coins, they won't hand over Long Jiuxing to you, but will instead double-cross you."

"Boss, I..." the younger brother stammered, unable to utter a complete sentence.

"Hmph." Wang Dawei snorted coldly, "This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. You have to go, whether you like it or not."

"Boss, I've done a lot of dirty work for you. I've put in a lot of effort, even if I haven't done anything great. How about we pick someone else from the base who has a wife, kids, and elderly parents and is easier to control?"

Wang Dawei remained silent.

The underling simply knelt on the ground: "Boss, please spare my life. Those people look like troublemakers. They even dared to target you. If I go, wouldn't I just be throwing my life away?"

Wang Dawei grabbed his underling by the back of the neck and lifted him off the ground: "Little Sanzi, you said it yourself, you've been following me for so long, you should understand me, right? Did I become the boss because I'm soft-hearted?"

Xiao Sanzi's face turned pale: "Boss..."

"Stop crying. Their target is me. As long as I don't show myself, they might not risk offending me for your life. Maybe we can complete the deal smoothly."

"Of course, if they really do double-cross you, and you die, I will avenge you."

"If you come back alive, I'll make you the vice-captain of the Happiness Base."

"Vice-Vice Captain?"

"Yes, Vice Captain." Wang Dawei's words seemed to have a magical power, "I'm not just giving you the title of Vice Captain, I'm giving you real power."

"I will allocate 30,000 people from the Happiness Base to you. Those 30,000 people will be yours to use as you wish. I will not interfere."

"Boss, are you serious?"

"Of course it's true." Wang Dawei patted Xiao Sanzi on the shoulder, straightened his clothes, and earnestly instructed him, "Opportunity is reserved for those who are prepared, and power is something you have to fight for with your life."

"Now is the opportunity. If you're willing to do it, I'll give you 10 trading coins."

"If you're not willing to do it, I'll give this opportunity to someone else."

"Although I have a bad reputation, there are a lot of people in this base who are about to starve and freeze to death. I believe they would be happy to be my dogs."

Xiao Sanzi clenched his fists, remained silent for a long time, and then looked up with a firm gaze: "Boss, I can go, but can I make a small request?"

"you say."

"Can I bring my sister-in-law along?"

"Sister-in-law?" Wang Dawei glanced at the two young and beautiful girls, feeling somewhat displeased. However, he knew that compared to a willing underling, women were nothing. With his power and status, he could have any kind of beauty he wanted.

He waved his hand dismissively: "Pick whichever you like, it's fine with you."

Upon hearing this, the two women hurriedly shook their heads.

"Brother Wang, we love following you."

"Yes, yes, Brother Wang, we're your people."

"Shut up," Wang Dawei snapped, making the two men tremble with fear.

The third brother next to him quickly explained, "Boss, you've misunderstood. I wasn't talking about them."

He pointed to the corner of the kitchen, "I'm talking about your wife."

Wang Dawei was taken aback, only then remembering that he had a wife with whom he had lived for decades and had a marriage certificate.

Xiao Sanzi quickly said, "I'm not famous at all, I'm just a gofer, I'm not qualified to talk to people from the Overlord Base."

"Their target is you, boss, but you can't go, or you'll fall into their trap."

"So, we should either have your sister-in-law handle it, at least then they'll be equals. Otherwise, what if the captain of that overbearing base says I'm not qualified and tells me to get lost, or feels insulted by our Happiness Base and only sends a lackey to negotiate? What then?"

"It's different when you bring your sister-in-law along. No matter what, she's your wife in name only, and she's our sister-in-law in name only."

"It wouldn't be considered disrespectful to receive people from the Overlord Base under this identity."

"Approved." Wang Dawei didn't hesitate for a second, since he had plenty of housekeepers at home.

And so, Xiao Sanzi got 10 transaction coins from Wang Dawei, and left the Happiness Base with Wang Dawei's wife, heading to the entrance of the city to meet the people from the Overlord Base.

Wang Dawei was in a good mood, and after spending some more time with the two girls, he was so exhausted that he fell asleep.

When he woke up again, he could only hear someone knocking on his door.

Wang Dawei frowned impatiently, and a girl next to him quickly put on a coat and went to open the door.

As soon as the door was opened, a group of thugs rushed in. The girl knew at a glance that something serious had happened, so she quickly went back to her bedroom.

"Brother Wang, wake up! Something terrible has happened!"

Wang Dawei, still dazed, asked, "What is it?"

The underling rushed to the bedroom door, not daring to peek inside, but quickly reported, "Boss, those people from the Overlord Base might be fake!"

Wang Dawei's drowsy eyes snapped open, instantly waking him up. Naked, he ran to the bedroom door, grabbed his underling's shoulder, and demanded, "What do you mean? Explain yourself! What do you mean the people from the Overlord Base are fake? What about Long Jiuxing?"

His shoulder ached from being gripped so tightly, but the younger brother didn't dare struggle. Instead, he quickly said, "We noticed that Xiao Sanzi and the others had been gone for too long and hadn't returned. We were worried something might have happened to them, so we sent someone with binoculars to check the entrance to the city."

"There was no one there. Sensing something was wrong, I approached and crept closer, only to find that there were no heavy weapons or strange vehicles—they were all paper models!"

"A model?" Wang Dawei was dumbfounded. He had looked at it from a distance with binoculars, how could it be a model?

"Boss, it really is a model. We even brought some back with us." With that, he had his underlings who were waiting outside bring the models in.

Wang Dawei looked up and plopped down on the ground: "Where's Xiao Sanzi?"

"The person has disappeared."

Wang Dawei felt a sudden darkness before his eyes. At this point, there was nothing he didn't understand: he had been tricked!

Xiao Sanzi and his wife swindled him out of 10 trading coins and set him up!

"Where are the people from the Overlord Base? Are they in cahoots with Xiao Sanzi? And what about Long Jiuxing? Have they been caught yet?"

"N-I don't know, it was always Xiao Sanzi who was in charge before," the younger brother stammered.

"Then go investigate! Go investigate them all!" Wang Dawei was almost driven mad by anger.

He roared, "If they find out that the mistress and that old woman set me up, then issue a kill order! Even if we have to dig three feet into the ground, we'll find them and tear them to pieces!"

"If Xiao Sanzi is in cahoots with the Overlord Base, then don't make any rash moves!"

"And there's the issue of Long Jiuxing. Was she actually captured by the Overlord Base? Find out everything!"