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

He found an abandoned, dilapidated neighborhood, put the three essences for Liu Yuyao inside, and then sent her a message.

Jiang Qingyue: "In the second drawer of the shoe cabinet in the entryway of apartment 401, Unit 1, Building 6, Jing'an Garden."

Liu Yuyao: "Understood."

Jiang Qingyue and the others did not linger and quickly returned to the shelter.

The first thing I do when I get home is cook rice. Even though there's food in the house, eating it outside in the cold wind is still different from eating it at home.

After filling their stomachs, they began to examine their biggest find: two special weapon items.

Let's look at Long Jiuxing's first.

Name: Heaven-Burning Fire Cudgel, Serial Number 8821

8: Originating from the eighth experimental zone

8: User's combat power x8

2: A total of two were deployed in this test area.

1: You are the first person to receive this.

"Eight times!" ×2

"Hiss~" Master is mighty!

"Chirp chirp chirp chirp chirp?" What are you talking about? What do you mean eight times?

Jiang Qingyue, Long Jiuxing, and the little white snake stared at Long Jiuxing's appraisal results, their breathing becoming extremely rapid.

As the only one present who couldn't read, Jiang Qingyan was so anxious that she jumped up and down in a panic.

Jiang Qingyue and the others' eyes turned red. She knew better than anyone what eight times the combat power meant.

Long Jiuxing's current individual combat power has exceeded 3,000.

Using this staff will increase combat power eightfold, which is 24,000.

A combat power of 24,000? Just thinking about it makes it seem so unreal.

Jiang Qingyue, in particular, has a more direct understanding of combat strength.

Before the apocalypse, as a healthy, normal adult woman, her individual combat strength was only twenty according to the system's assessment.

In other words, most ordinary people before the apocalypse would be around twenty years old, while some trained individuals would be a little older.

Looking at the initial ranking of individual combat power in the early stages of the apocalypse, the highest combat power value for a normal human was only around eighty.

Now it's 24,000.

Long Jiuxing was also very excited. No one doesn't want to become stronger, especially her.

After her initial excitement subsided, she quickly said, "Sister Xiaoyue, look at yours."

"Xiao Yi, Xiao Yi, please verify."

Jiang Qingyue was also very excited, happy for Long Jiuxing and happy for herself, since the difference in rewards from completing the same hidden mission shouldn't be too great.

Name: Snow Concealment Bow, Serial Number 8911

8: Originating from the eighth experimental zone

9: User's combat power x9

1: A total of 1 was deployed in this test area.

1: You are the first person to receive this.

"Nine times!!" x2

"Hiss~" You're so lucky!

"Chirp chirp chirp chirp?" What do you mean nine times? Can someone explain this to me?

Jiang Qingyue smirked: "I was wrong. The luckiest person in the world is the most amazing."

Previously, she didn't really value things like the Lucky Star, which were invisible and intangible and couldn't directly enhance her physique or combat power. But over time, she gradually discovered that luck was quite abnormal.

"Quick, check the power rankings."

Jiang Qingyue couldn't wait to open the individual combat power ranking.

Individual combat power ranking

First place: Jiang Qingyue, female, 27 years old, combat power 27171

Second place: Long Jiuxing, female, 18 years old, combat power 24016

Third place: Liu Yuyao, female, 45 years old, combat power 1199

Fourth place: Chen Sanyang, male, 39 years old, combat power 472

Fifth place: Huang Yali, female, 31 years old, combat power 469

In fact, not only the two of them saw this list, but everyone in the eighth experimental zone saw it.

At first, everyone thought they were seeing things.

Previously, Jiang Qingyue and the other person's combat power had both exceeded 3,000, which had already dealt a blow to many people.

When the two completed the hidden mission, everyone knew that their combat power would increase dramatically, just like Wang Dawei's. But no matter how much their combat power increased, no one expected that they would directly break 20,000.

At that moment, everyone, including Jiang Qingyue and the others, thought of Wang Dawei, who was already dead.

As a reborn individual and the first to complete the hidden mission, that guy's combat power was still at the top, but compared to Jiang Qingyue and the others, he seemed pitiful.

More importantly, the difficulty of completing the hidden missions.

What Wang Dawei accomplished seemed like something anyone could do.

But if you actually do it, it will leave you with a lifelong psychological scar.

Some people would rather die than do it, but Jiang Qingyue and her friends didn't have any burdens. It was just registering with their good friends, as simple as it couldn't be simpler.

The rewards, however, are unbelievably generous.

The surge in combat power and the addition of 120,000 trading coins not only bring formidable combat strength but also a higher survival rate.

Survival Index Ranking

First place: Jiang Qingyue, Survival index: 19999

Second place: Long Jiuxing, Survival index: 13668

Third place: Liu Yuyao, Survival index: 10001

Fourth place: Huang Yali, Survival index: 743

Fifth place: Wang Longhua, Survival index: 580

The top three all exceeded 10,000. Jiang Qingyue stroked his chin and said, "It seems that Liu Yuyao desperately needs the essence of the plant doctor. Is she already seriously injured, or is she in extreme danger with a very high probability of injury?"

"Her survival index will skyrocket after she has the life-saving plant doctor essence."

Long Jiuxing didn't care about Liu Yuyao.

For her, having Sister Xiaoyue and Zaizai in her life is enough, and at most, adding Jiang Qingyan.

Jiang Qingyue stared at the list for a long time before sending a message to Liu Yuyao: "Thank you. If there are any similar opportunities for cooperation in the future, please consider me first."

At the same time, Jiang Qingyue changed Liu Yuyao's nickname to: "The good person who knows the secret of rebirth".

At the same time, Liu Yuyao, who had been labeled a good person, was clutching her chest, breathing heavily, and her face was pale.

When Chen Sanyang came in and saw her like this, he was startled: "Boss, don't die!"

As she spoke, she quickly poured a glass of warm water and handed it to him: "Before you die, tell me the secret in Wang Dawei's diary."

Liu Yuyao's mouth twitched, and her already aching heart hurt even more.

Seeing that she looked really bad, Chen Sanyang didn't dare to joke around anymore: "No, what's wrong with you? I saw that your survival index has skyrocketed to over 10,000, and I was just about to congratulate you."

"Congratulations my ass," Liu Yuyao cursed under her breath. "Damn Wang Dawei."

Chen Sanyang scratched his head in confusion: "Wang Dawei's been out of the spotlight for so long, how come he's still involved?"

Could it be that the eldest brother was dreaming about the days when he was abused by Wang Dawei?

That definitely deserves to be criticized.

I've never seen anyone who can't even rest in peace after death; he's truly a beast.

Recalling the hard times he used to endure working under Wang Dawei, Chen Sanyang also joined in the cursing.

The two of them cursed each other for almost half an hour before stopping, their voices becoming hoarse.

Liu Yuyao turned on her personal terminal and looked at the thank-you message Jiang Qingyue had sent. She felt like cursing Wang Dawei again.

"Boss, what's wrong with you?"

Liu Yuyao looked at him, opened her mouth, and said, "If I told you that Jiang Qingyue and Long Jiuxing's sudden increase in combat power was all because I told them about that hidden mission..."

"What?!" Chen Sanyang exclaimed in shock. "You told her about that hidden quest? Boss, are you out of your mind?!"

"Their combat power has both exceeded 20,000 now. If we have this opportunity, wouldn't it be great if we could complete it together?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Yuyao's eyes widened strangely: "Are we best friends?"

Chen Sanyang's face stiffened, and after a long pause, he stammered, "I've already castrated myself, so maybe that counts, right?"

Liu Yuyao was speechless, and also felt a little regretful.

Of course, what she regretted wasn't wanting to try appearing on the same marriage certificate as Chen Sanyang; what she regretted was selling this hidden quest to Jiang Qingyue.

If she weren't selling herself, she could easily find any woman to do it.

Thinking about it, his head started to ache: "It's all Wang Dawei's fault. He only wrote that completing the hidden quest would reward you with a bow, and didn't write anything else."

"I thought the reward would be the same as the previous hidden quests, only 60,000 trading coins and a weapon."

"I figured I already had the weapon, so one more wouldn't be of any use. Selling it would only get me a few thousand trading coins at most. Even if I sold it for tens of thousands, it wouldn't be as useful as the essence of the Plant Doctor."

"Who would have thought that this hidden quest would actually reward both sides? Just in transaction currency, Jiang Qingyue and her team received 120,000."

"There are two special weapons. It must be these two weapons that caused their combat power to increase so much. Little Sanzi, I regret it so much."

Her gaze was fixed on the top two on the combat power ranking, and her eyes turned red as she looked at their combat power of over 20,000.

If she had known that her combat power could soar from 3,000 to over 20,000, she would have accomplished it herself.

With a fighting force of over 20,000, what is she afraid of, Brother Li Tie?

If they were together with Nangong Zhao, they could easily sweep through the Overlord Base eight times over.

Chen Sanyang was even more heartbroken than she was: "Don't say anymore, I want to die too."

"If you could give me 60,000 trading coins and boost my combat power to over 20,000, being my best friend wouldn't be out of the question."

Wait a minute, best friends are fine, but what about brothers?

Chen Sanyang's eyes shone with an alarming light: "Boss, wait for my good news."

After leaving those words behind, Chen Sanyang ran back to his residence and picked out the one who looked the best from among his newly recruited underlings.

They took the other person to the Civil Affairs Bureau of Yunyou City.

Liu Yuyao only remembered that the three Plant Doctor essences that Jiang Qingyue had traded to her were still in Quanshui City after Chen Sanyang ran away. She originally wanted Chen Sanyang to go and get them himself.

She hurriedly chased after him, and when she arrived at Chen Sanyang's residence and asked him, her underlings all looked strange.

Liu Yuyao: "Speak."

During the time Liu Yuyao had been at the Overlord Base since leaving the Happiness Base, her strength had increased by leaps and bounds, and she had established her authority. In addition, everyone knew that the boss listened to Liu Yuyao in everything.

Upon hearing this, the underlings quickly replied, "Our boss has left with his men."

"Where did you go?"

"I overheard him muttering that he was going to the Civil Affairs Bureau."

The Civil Affairs Bureau? Liu Yuyao was stunned for a moment before realizing what Xiao Sanzi was up to, and her face instantly turned ashen.

That damned little brat runs faster than a rabbit, can't he at least ask her a question?

If hidden quests were that easy to complete, people would be doing them every day.

According to Wang Dawei's records, there are no similar hidden missions.

For example, after Wang Dawei completed the hidden mission for the first time, someone else followed suit and tried it with urine, but the hidden mission was not triggered.

The same applies to what Jiang Qingyue accomplished; just because a best friend can do it doesn't mean a brother can.

Sure enough, not long after Liu Yuyao returned to her residence, Chen Sanyang came back looking disheveled.

Liu Yuyao was too lazy to even scold him. She wrote down the address Jiang Qingyue had sent her on a small piece of paper and handed it to Chen Sanyang: "Take a few more people with you. Quanshui City is in a lot of chaos right now."

"Remember not to be reckless when you encounter old enemies. Your combat strength is much higher than before, but the other side has more people and is more powerful, so you will be at a disadvantage in the fight."

"Your main objective is to sneak in unnoticed and bring back those three Plant Doctor Essences."

"Okay."

Chen Sanyang, like a lazy snake whose tendons had been pulled out, walked out with his head drooping.

No sooner had he left than the captain's wife, Nangong Zhao, arrived.

He stared at Liu Yuyao for a long time and said, "You're really generous."

Liu Yuyao said helplessly, "Would you believe me if I told you I didn't know the hidden quest reward would be this big?"

"I believe you," Nangong Zhao said. "If you were really stupid enough to give such a great opportunity to Jiang Qingyue and the others, you wouldn't be qualified to seize the Overlord Base."

"Let's not talk about this." Liu Yuyao rubbed her forehead. This was the stupidest thing she had ever done, bar none.

The thought of giving such a great opportunity to Jiang Qingyue made her heart ache.

"Did you come here just to make fun of me, Madam?"

"Just kidding about you." Nangong Zhao sat down on the sofa as if he were at home, showing no restraint whatsoever. "Your survival index has exceeded 10,000, which means you must have had a great opportunity. So how about we make a new deal?"

Liu Yuyao said seriously, "Go on."

"I'll help you deal with Li Tiege and make you the captain of the Overlord Base. You help me take over Quanshui City and unite the entire city like the Happiness Base did before. I want to establish a new force."

It's not surprising that Liu Yuyao had such thoughts about Nangong Zhao; this lady was very ambitious.

The reason she was able to stay in this powerful base in the past was mainly because she was expanding her own influence.

With Li Tiege leading the way as a protector, a lot of unnecessary trouble can be avoided.

She is now very powerful, so powerful that she is not afraid of either Li Tiege or Liu Yuyao.

But whether she wanted to preserve her strength or had other concerns, she chose to back down.

Liu Yuyao didn't investigate the reason for taking a step back; for her, this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

While taking down Li Tiege, she also kicked out Nangong Zhao, a powerful figure, from the Overlord Base. In this way, she would be the sole ruler of the Overlord Base.

Seeing that she hadn't given a definite answer, Nangong Zhao became a little impatient: "It's better for both of us if I do this."

"I have a strong personality. In the past, my way of getting along with Brother Li Tie was: when we agreed, I listened to him; when we disagreed, I listened to me."

"When you're in charge, we can't use this model. So let's help each other find a place where I can fulfill my ambitions, where we can each do our own thing without any conflict."

The best place to accommodate Nangong Zhao's ambition is Quanshui City.

That was Wang Dawei's original stronghold, but now it's fragmented and leaderless.

As long as someone is strong enough, integration can be achieved quickly.

Most importantly, Quanshui City is right next to Yunyou City, not too far away.

It used to be easy for Nangong Zhao to get around, but now that transportation is inconvenient, even though Nangong Zhao is very strong, only she herself is strong enough.

My underlings can handle being away for a few hours without any problem, but they can't stand being away for any longer.

A few hours was just enough for them to reach the neighboring Spring City.

Liu Yuyao extended her hand: "It's a pleasure to work with you."

Nangong Zhao looked at that rough hand and stretched out her own well-maintained hand, which still had exquisite manicures even in the apocalypse.

"See you at the peak."

With their hands clasped together, the agreement between the two powerful individuals was reached.