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

"They're growing so fast." Jiang Qingyue noticed that the seedlings were growing very well even without fertilizer when she was watering them.

"How about we order more?"

There are ten kinds of seeds in total. She has only planted three kinds before, and she hasn't tried the remaining seven kinds yet.

There are plenty of seeds, as long as we don't use them all.

Having made up her mind, Jiang Qingyue began planting a little of each of the remaining types of seeds.

Asparagus, cucumber, bok choy, celery, fennel, and shredded cucumber—each vegetable had a small tag with its name written on it.

Pour water on it.

Before she even came out of the planting room, she heard Long Jiuxing calling her.

"Sister Xiaoyue, something's happened."

Jiang Qingyue suddenly jumped out of the planting room, "Wang Dawei called?"

"No." Long Jiuxing shook his head and held out his hand to her.

Jiang Qingyue then noticed that someone was spamming the world channel on her personal computer; it was someone from the Overlord Base.

She was familiar with this base; a few days ago, she had lied and claimed to have captured Long Jiuxing, intending to swindle Wang Dawei out of money.

Right now, the world chat channel keeps showing the same message.

"Wang Dawei, the captain of the Happiness Base, is a reincarnated person. He wrote down everything he knew before his reincarnation in a notebook. His wife read the notebook and learned everything about his past life. Now, his wife, Liu Yuyao, is the vice captain of our Overlord Base. We welcome all friends from Yunyou City to join our Overlord Base and share news about reincarnated people."

"Well done!" Jiang Qingyue laughed like a goose, "Wang Dawei really deserved it."

After laughing, she started analyzing the situation with Long Jiuxing.

"It seems that this tyrant base has succeeded. Not only did it swindle Wang Dawei out of a lot of money, it also kidnapped Wang Dawei's wife."

Long Jiuxing asked in confusion, "Sister Xiaoyue, why was Wang Dawei's wife kidnapped? The Overlord Base is far inferior to the Happiness Base."

"You don't understand," Jiang Qingyue explained earnestly. "The Overlord Base is really sincere. Listen to this, just now, this is the vice captain."

"If his wife had more power than the deputy captain at the Happiness Base, she wouldn't have left. This shows that his wife actually doesn't have much power at the Happiness Base."

Jiang Qingyue was thinking about Wang Dawei's wife, but she didn't actually know what this aunt's name was.

When my parents were alive, I only heard my mother call her Liu Meizi, and I knew her surname was Liu. Today I found out that her real name is Liu Yuyao.

Jiang Qingyue complained: "But Wang Dawei is really stupid, writing everything down in his notebook."

Long Jiuxing agreed: "Sister Xiaoyue is right. Maybe he's confident that no one will dare to betray him."

As the two were talking, a different message refreshed on the personal terminal, also from someone with the same Overlord Base ID.

"Chen Sanyang, the former deputy captain of the Happiness Base, joined the Overlord Base with 100,000 trading coins and became the deputy captain. Deputy Captain Chen knows all the development plans of the Happiness Base. People who join the Overlord Base now can participate in this plan and obtain a large number of trading coins, and even special items."

Jiang Qingyue and Long Jiuxing looked at each other in bewilderment.

"Even my underlings have betrayed us?"

"How did you do that?"

Jiang Qingyue knew that Yunyou City was right next to Quanshui City.

Before the apocalypse, it was far better than Spring City in terms of GDP, population, and urban development.

Before the apocalypse, it only took three hours to drive there. Now, with the road conditions like these, even if there are special vehicles or strange beasts that can pull carts, as they say, it would be impossible.

Coming from Yunyou City or going from Quanshui City is fraught with difficulties.

"Who cares, none of that matters. What matters is that Wang Dawei seems to have messed up."

Jiang Qingyue felt a sense of schadenfreude.

There are many people at the Happiness Base, but it seems that Wang Dawei doesn't have many people he can actually use.

Take Long Jiuxing's injury and escape, for example. Even if Wang Dawei was too cowardly to chase after him, what about his underlings?

If they had a few capable people, they wouldn't be turning away from them.

"Check out the regional channel for Quanshui City."

Long Jiuxing opened the regional channel. It was very quiet here. The people from Happiness Base, who used to dominate the screen, seemed to be dead.

Now almost everyone in Quanshui City has joined the Happiness Base. If they don't send messages, the regional channel is as if no one is there.

"Wang Dawei didn't jump out to refute it, so it's obvious that what Bawang Base said is true. Let's take a look at the three major lists," Jiang Qingyue said.

Long Jiuxing quickly opened the three lists.

New Power Ranking:

First Place: Happiness Base, Team Leader Wang Dawei

Second place: Jiang Qingyue's Little Nest, Team Leader Jiang Qingyue

Third place: Overlord Base, Captain Li Tiege

Fourth place: Hope Base, team leader Huang Yali

……

Individual combat power rankings:

First place: Wang Dawei, male, 46 years old, combat power 2111

Second place: Long Jiuxing, female, 18 years old, combat power 1333

Third place: Jiang Qingyue, female, 27 years old, combat power 908

Fourth place: Liu Yuyao, female, 45, combat power 577

……

Survival Index Ranking:

First place: Jiang Qingyue, survival index 2400

Second place: Wang Dawei, survival index 2346

Third place: Long Jiuxing, survival index 1736

Fourth place: Liu Yuyao, survival index 999

Fifth place: Huang Yali, survival index 653

"This Liu Yuyao is pretty fierce," Jiang Qingyue exclaimed.

This is the fastest person she has ever seen climb the rankings, even faster than Wang Dawei back then.

This is Liu Yuyao's first time entering the three major lists.

Previously, Overlord Base was not on the list, but now it is third.

Although Liu Yuyao's name wasn't on the list, everyone knew that the main reason why the Overlord Base was able to make it onto the list and jump to third place on the new power list was because of Liu Yuyao and Chen Sanyang, one of Wang Dawei's underlings, who joined the Overlord Base.

These two knew all of Wang Dawei's secrets and knew about his past life, so they were essentially reborn as well.

After all, they all knew about the important events recorded by Wang Dawei, which brought a strong appeal to the Overlord Base.

Only when a large number of people join in a short period of time can they directly break into the third place.

The individual combat power ranking was something Jiang Qingyue hadn't expected. No one knew who Liu Yuyao was before, but this was her first time on the list, and her combat power was already over 500.

Aside from Long Jiuxing and Yu You, these two monstrous talents, this is the first time someone has reached a combat power of over 500 on the list.

Back then, Wang Dawei, this reborn individual, didn't even make it into the top 100.

On the survival index list, Liu Yuyao also jumped to fourth place, pushing Huang Yali, who was originally in fourth place, down.

"What a pity." Jiang Qingyue sighed. "If Liu Yuyao hadn't left, and had instead hardened her heart and killed Wang Dawei, and taken his personal computer, she might have become the captain of the Happiness Base instead of becoming the vice-captain of the Overlord Base."

However, after thinking for a while, Jiang Qingyue said, "Maybe she felt that the Happiness Base was terrible and she couldn't stay there, or maybe she didn't have a chance to kill Wang Dawei."

"Then we have to leave even more. Even mice need to take a nap. How can a couple not find a chance when they live together? Unless Wang Dawei has stopped sleeping with her and is on guard against her at all times."

"This is hardly the captain's wife; she's probably not even as good as one of his underlings. If it were me, I'd leave too."

Long Jiuxing nodded seriously: "We'll run."

"Yes." Jiang Qingyue smiled, "Run, run non-stop."

"See, we made the right choice. We were nobody at Happiness Base before, but now that we're at Overlord Base, our combat strength has increased, our survival index has skyrocketed, and we've even become the vice captain with more power. Isn't that better than following Wang Dawei?"

Looking at the survival index rankings, Long Jiuxing smiled slightly: "Sister Xiaoyue, you've become number one."

"Really? I didn't even notice." Jiang Qingyue took a look and, sure enough, her survival index had surpassed Wang Dawei's.

Since Wang Dawei topped the three major lists, she hasn't looked at the lists much anymore.

With Long Jiuxing, Jiang Qingyan, and Zaizai, the family of four lived a happy and fulfilling life every day, and she spent less and less time using her personal terminal.

Instead of wasting this free time, it's better to take care of the seedlings; every little bit they grow is a sign of hope.

"I haven't done anything particularly significant lately, except for rescuing you and the snake cub. Also, my seedlings are growing quite well, so I guess I've successfully planted them," Jiang Qingyue guessed.

Her survival index surpassing Wang Dawei's may be related to the addition of Long Jiuxing and Shezaizai, as well as the good growth of the seedlings.

Just as I was about to turn off the computer, a new system notification appeared.

[Congratulations to Chen Sanyang, deputy captain of the Overlord Base, for completing the hidden quest: I Dare to Castrate Myself. A reward of 6 Transaction Coins and one special item, Lucky Star, is hereby given.]

Jiang Qingyue: "..."

???

After a few breaths of silence, she suddenly asked curiously, "Do you think Wang Dawei knows about this hidden mission?"

Long Jiuxing guessed, "He probably doesn't know. If he did, he'd eat shit, he wouldn't be so stingy with those two ounces of flesh between his legs."

"Not necessarily." Jiang Qingyue guessed with a hint of morbid amusement, "Maybe this guy only feels disgusted by eating shit for a short time, but castration will affect the rest of his life."

"He probably felt that the hidden mission he completed was enough to put him ahead of everyone else, so there was no need for him to castrate himself."

"But how did Chen Sanyang know about this hidden mission? Did Wang Dawei even write it all down in that notebook? Surely he's not that stupid, writing down everything he saw and heard in his past life without any reservation?"

Jiang Qingyue's curiosity was agonizing.

It's important to know that this hidden mission is just as tricky as the one Wang Dawei completed; it's not something you can just happen to accomplish in everyday life.

Regardless, both of them are ruthless.

However, the news didn't end there.

[Congratulations to Liu Yuyao, deputy captain of the Overlord Base, for completing the hidden quest: I Dare to Shave My Head. A reward of 60,000 Transaction Coins and one spatial backpack is given.]

"Oh dear!" Jiang Qingyue slapped her thigh, regretting it deeply.

"I shaved my head way too early!"

She touched her shortest buzz cut and looked at Long Jiuxing's shortest buzz cut; the two of them were less than a centimeter away from being bald.

She tugged at her buzz cut, filled with regret: "Just this extra centimeter of hair cost me 60,000 trading coins and a spatial backpack!"

She clutched her chest, feeling distressed and wanting to cry.

This time, she was truly disappointed.

She only talked about the first two hidden missions casually; even if she knew them beforehand, she wouldn't have been able to complete them.

She can actually shave her head completely.

"Just a little bit more, just a little bit more... my 60,000 trading coins, my spatial inventory..."

This hidden quest so disheartened Jiang Qingyue that she lost her appetite that night.

I only ate one pot of rice, half a pot of vegetables, and three loaves of bread that had expired yesterday.

Anger aside, regret aside, work cannot be delayed.

So, the three little ones in the shelter heard Jiang Qingyue cursing Wang Dawei when she was digging, cursing Wang Dawei when she was reading, and cursing Wang Dawei when she was cooking.

They cursed for three whole days.

Why did they stop cursing on the fourth day?

Because she dug up a green ball.

"It's a special item." Long Jiuxing, who was studying with his personal terminal, saw the ball in her hand and quickly spun his wheelchair over.

Jiang Qingyue wiped the mud off the ball, and Yan Bao and Snake Baby came over to watch together.

This sphere is different from the Lucky Star; it is entirely emerald green, and inside it is something that looks like a bean sprout. This bean sprout is not green, but rather like a tender sprout carved from ice crystals.

"Xiao Yi, Xiao Yi, help me identify it."

[Yes, Master. Consume one transaction coin to begin identification.]

The results of the analysis are as follows:

【Name: Plant Doctor, Serial Number 8911】

[8: Originating from the eighth experimental zone]

[9: Provides nine healing points daily]

[1: A total of 1 was deployed in this test area]

[1: You are the first person to receive this]

"Plant Doctor?" Jiang Qingyue looked at the appraisal results, not quite understanding them at first. "Xiao Yi, nine healing points, does that mean this special item is used to heal injuries? Is it like a constitution-enhancing potion, causing noticeable changes in the body after use?"

She looked at Long Jiuxing's legs. Among special items, nine points of healing value was the highest value, representing the best effect.

If it were used on Long Jiuxing, I wonder if it would allow her to stand up again, and if her damaged spine and congenital heart disease could be cured at the same time.

No, Master.

According to the identification results, the Plant Doctor is a special tree, not belonging to the category of exotic beasts, and is an extremely rare existence among special items.

[If you plant a plant doctor within the base, its roots will continue to spread and grow in all directions. The deeper and wider the roots extend, the more it will eventually become the guardian of the base. It will immediately sense any person or beast that enters the area covered by its roots and will send an early warning to its owner at the first opportunity.]

In addition, the plant doctor has a unique ability: to condense nine drops of plant essence daily, which can cure all diseases of all plants and animals in the world.

!!!

Jiang Qingyue and Long Jiuxing's breathing suddenly stopped.

After a long pause, Jiang Qingyue finally found her voice. She reached out and gently patted Long Jiuxing's stiff body, confirming, "Xiao Yi, are you sure there wasn't a mistake in the identification? Plants and animals, including people, right?"

[Yes, Master.]

"Then what are we waiting for!" Jiang Qingyue immediately stood up and looked around the shelter. "Xiao Yi, can we plant it anywhere?"

Yes, the plant will extend and grow autonomously following the expansion of the base; the planting location does not affect its effectiveness.

Even so, Jiang Qingyue ultimately decided to plant the plant doctor in the planting room, where it was the most suitable place for plants to take root and grow.

She carefully dug away the soil, gently placed the green sphere into the pit, and carefully covered it with soil and watered it.

The moment the clear water fell, a crystal-clear tender sprout instantly broke through the soil.

Under the watchful eyes of Jiang Qingyue and the others, the tender buds began to grow wildly, with two tender leaves continuously unfolding and growing larger, and countless slender branches sprouting one after another, the whole thing resembling a crystal-clear ice crystal.

The branches grow to the top of the shelter, then bend and cling firmly to the top soil like ivy.

The underground roots are invisible to most people, but the changes on the ground are clearly visible.

In a short time, all the exposed soil in the shelter was covered and entwined by the plant doctor's icy branches.

The previously shabby shelter has been completely transformed, resembling a work of art sculpted from ice crystals, only the cluttered supplies have marred its beauty.

However, Jiang Qingyue couldn't care less about that right now.

She quickly asked, "Does this mean I can expand the shelter without restraint and never have to worry about it collapsing again?"

She was always very careful when expanding the shelter, filling and supporting the holes she dug with firewood, and never daring to widen it too much.

Yes, Master.

The plant will continue to grow and strengthen, its roots and branches providing permanent support and reinforcement to the shelter's structure.