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

Jiang Qingyue chose a mountain hollow next to Base No. 1 and started working with Long Jiuxing early in the morning.

Unlike Base No. 1, which is surrounded by mountains on three sides, there are many areas that need to be fenced off.

Jiang Qingyue led Long Jiuxing to cut down trees, while Yan Bao and Zaizai watched over the corpse kings to prevent them from escaping.

In fact, for that zombie king that was about to reach the fifth rank, this wooden fence could not contain it at all.

The purpose of the pillars and fences that Jiang Qingyue and the others built was mainly to trap the third and fourth-tier zombie kings and the little zombies, so that the little zombies would not wander around like ghosts.

The two men huffed and puffed as they chopped down the tree, then huffed and puffed as they carried it over, working up a sweat.

The zombies lay on the ground. Jiang Qingyue and the others went into the woods to cut down trees. Everyone turned to the right in unison. When they had cut down the trees and were carrying them over, everyone turned to the left in unison.

Jiang Qingyue tolerated it once or twice.

But she couldn't stand it anymore if it continued like this.

"Damn!" Jiang Qingyue put down the piece of wood and wiped his sweat. "Is this right?"

"What's wrong with Sister Xiaoyue?" Long Jiuxing asked curiously.

Jiang Qingyue pointed to the rather leisurely zombies: "Doesn't it look like we're working, and they're supervising?"

Upon hearing this, Long Jiuxing's face tightened even more.

Sister Xiaoyue had completely ignored these zombies until she heard them, and now she suddenly found them extremely unpleasant to look at, so she grabbed the Burning Heaven Fire Stick and was about to rush over again.

Jiang Qingyue quickly pulled the person back: "Calm down, calm down, we paid for it."

After calming down the agitated Long Jiuxing, Jiang Qingyue looked at the several corpse kings who dared not meet her gaze, and a flash of inspiration struck her.

"How do zombies that aren't domesticated by humans build their nests?"

Long Jiuxing shook her head; she didn't know either. "Why don't we ask that Captain Liu?"

"No need to ask." Jiang Qingyue walked over and slapped the strongest zombie king across the face. "Hurry up and take them to build the zombie nest. If any of them are not hardworking and run away, I'll deal with you."

"..."

The Corpse King covered his face, on the verge of tears.

Jiang Qingyue kicked it again: "Hurry up and go. You want to be the boss, but you still need our help. You're a useless piece of trash."

The Corpse King let out two whimpers.

Wanting to protest, but seeing Jiang Qingyue raise her hand again, she immediately turned around and yelled a few words at the zombies who were lower level than her. Then, she led a group of zombies who were still injured to a mountainside and began to dig a hole inside.

"Drilling a hole? Sure, that works."

Jiang Qingyue leisurely brought out four pots of ginseng chicken soup—two large and two small—and along with Long Jiuxing, Yan Bao, and Snake Baby, each carrying a pot of ginseng chicken soup, ate while watching the zombies work.

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Watching these zombie kings with extraordinary potential dig a large hole in no time, constantly shoveling soil out of them.

Jiang Qingyue said narcissistically, "I really am a genius. That's more like it. You have to build your own house."

After finishing a big pot of chicken, Jiang Qingyue felt much better.

The feeling of completing a task without having to do any work is simply wonderful.

Looking at the trees she and Long Jiuxing had just cut down, she realized that since these zombies were going to live in caves, the wood used as stakes for the fence would be useless.

The current challenge is how to control the strongest zombie king.

In the zombie world, the hierarchy is extremely strict. As long as the strongest zombie king is controlled, the other underlings will not run away.

However, after thinking for a long time, Jiang Qingyue still couldn't come up with a good solution. This Corpse King was about to break through to the fifth rank, and once it did, not only wood or caves, but even chains wouldn't be able to bind it.

"Ah, if only there were a special item like the Immortal Binding Rope, or even better, a treasure for suppressing evil spirits."

But this is just wishful thinking; there are very few ways to obtain special items at present.

As far as Jiang Qingyue knew, it was obtained by completing hidden missions, occasionally in daily life, and by being the first person to upgrade the quantum computer each time.

Another option is to try your luck when the trading area opens on the first of each month, or to conduct private transactions like she did with Nangong Zhao and Liu Yuyao.

Long Jiuxing handed the empty pot to Jiang Qingyue: "Sister Xiaoyue, you rest here for a while. I'll take Zaizai and the others to continue cutting down trees."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Qingyue nodded subconsciously, then realized that if these zombie kings could dig holes and build nests on their own, could they also do other things?

Moreover, she doesn't only have these zombie kings; there's a whole bunch locked up in the neighboring Base One.

Although my level is not as high as the ones here, chopping firewood shouldn't be a problem, right?

Without hesitation, Jiang Qingyue quickly arrived at Base One.

Perhaps not expecting her to come suddenly, the zombie wearing a king's cloak was lying on a large rock, having its underlings massage it.

Sensing Jiang Qingyue's powerful aura, the zombie jumped up from the big rock, ran to the foot of the mountain, tied the chain around itself, and pretended to be bound.

Jiang Qingyue "..."

Some low-ranking zombie underlings, unaware of why their king had suddenly run away, sensed the presence of living people and, baring their teeth and drooling, charged towards Jiang Qingyue.

Unfortunately, they were too weak and had no way to deal with Jiang Qingyue, who was standing outside the wooden stake.

Looking at these brainless idiots, Jiang Qingyue felt that they probably couldn't even chop wood.

But apart from these mentally challenged individuals, this base still has quite a few outstanding zombie talents.

Jiang Qingyue took out the Snow Shadow Bow, flicked her finger, and shot an ice-blue arrow toward the Corpse King who was pretending to be tied up at the foot of the mountain.

She was moving much slower than usual.

They're really going to kill me!

Already feeling guilty, he wondered if Jiang Qingyue had seen the Corpse King who had broken his chains. He was terrified when he saw the sharp arrow.

He tossed the fake chain aside, darted away, and not only hid behind a boulder but also summoned all his henchmen to shield him.

"Hehe." Jiang Qingyue chuckled softly.

This reaction speed was beyond her expectations.

Having seen many zombies of various levels, she now has a general assessment of their strength.

For example, this show-off in front of her, if we divide each level of zombie into early, mid, and peak, then the one she's raising, judging from its reaction speed just now, is at least around mid-level four.

Jiang Qingyue felt that this zombie might not be the strongest, but it was definitely the most cunning.

But it's alright. In the face of absolute power, all schemes and tricks are no match for it.

Jiang Qingyue shouted at the trembling Corpse King, "Stop hiding, come out! Pick out a few smart underlings to do the work."

Working?

Even the Zombie King was dumbfounded. Did zombies have to work?

Didn't the God of Eternal Winter say that humans are all afraid of zombies, and that they only need to follow their nature and cause trouble everywhere?

Why do we still need to work?

Why would they come to this godforsaken eighth district to work if they have no work to do at home?

Jiang Qingyue saw that it had been hiding behind a big rock for a long time without making a sound, and assumed that it was unwilling.

He raised the Snow Shadow Bow in his hand again.

"Since you're unwilling to obey, then kill me. Anyway, I have so many zombie kings, one more won't make a difference."

No sooner had he finished speaking than the zombie king emerged from behind the large rock, grabbing a zombie minion in each hand.

It placed its two underlings in front of it, tested them, and when it saw that Jiang Qingyue did not fire any arrows at it, it began to growl in a cowardly manner.

Leave the low-quality, flawed ones at the base, and summon the capable and strong ones to your side and line them up.

"That's more like it." Jiang Qingyue said with satisfaction, pulling out a few pieces of wood to let them out.

At that moment, she regretted not having installed a door.

Then he stuck the large log back into the ground and waved to them, saying, "Come on, follow me."

When Long Jiuxing saw her leading hundreds of zombies in a grand procession, his small mouth slightly opened.

Yan Bao and Zai Zai were also dumbfounded.

He immediately understood why the zombies had come, and threw down the firewood in his hand.

With free human labor available, who would want to do it themselves?

Jiang Qingyue slapped the Corpse King: "Take them to chop wood, then move them to the shelter."

The little rabbit imitated its master, stretched out its paw, jumped up, and slapped the Corpse King.

"Chirp chirp chirp chirp." Hurry up and get to work, or this rabbit will beat you up.

The Corpse King tugged at his royal cloak, a symbol of royalty, with a pained expression.

But now Wang is forced to work.

It carefully took off the king's cloak, folded it neatly and placed it on the ground. With a wave of its hand, it led its little brothers to chop wood with great pride and high spirits.

The way they were dressed made it seem like they were going to ascend the throne.

Seeing this, Jiang Qingyue's lips twitched. She pulled the king's cloak over and placed it under her buttocks before sitting down on it.

Actually, she thought the king's cloak was very useless, at least to zombies.

Because of the strict hierarchy among zombies, a zombie king doesn't need a king's cloak to make all his underlings extremely loyal.

The only good thing about this thing is that it looks nice. After all, these zombies are all dressed in rags, and this red king's cloak embroidered with gold patterns is indeed very eye-catching.

Long Jiuxing sat down next to Jiang Qingyue and rested his head on her shoulder.

Holding the Blazing Fire Stick, he tapped the ice surface intermittently, watching the zombies on his right digging holes and building nests, and the zombies on his left chopping wood.

And under the oppression of the Zombie King, the little zombies were incredibly obedient, picking up even the smallest twigs and arranging them neatly.

This scene looks so unreal.

Long Jiuxing couldn't help but wonder, how is this different from the apocalypse she had imagined?

Lying in the hospital, the sudden drop in temperature terrified her. The sudden appearance of the quantum computer told her that the extreme cold apocalypse had arrived, and in her condition, she was simply waiting to die.

Fortunately, I met Sister Xiaoyue.

When the third cold wave arrived, and she heard that some so-called god had released a hundred billion zombies, she thought that her future days would consist of catching zombies and killing them.

It's either a zombie or she's dead.

But now, she's here watching the zombies work, without any danger whatsoever.

Sister Xiaoyue even put a piece of candy in her mouth.

Jiang Qingyue: "Is it sweet?"

"Sweet." Long Jiuxing nodded, then suddenly said solemnly, "Sister Xiaoyue, if you ever die, you must kill me before you die. I don't want to live alone. I want to be with you, no matter what."

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Jiang Qingyue gently flicked her forehead: "I have already lost my father and mother, and you are my only family in this world. I will definitely raise the four of us very well."

"It's impossible to die. I want to go to other places, like those places on the main list."

"That Eternal Order Star Court Executive Division sounds impressive. I wonder what their area is like, and whether they can find special items related to resurrection."

"I also want to bring my parents back to life."

Long Jiuxing's hand clenched slightly at her side: "Sister Xiaoyue, will Mom and Dad like me?"

"I've seen your photos, lots of family portraits, and they're all smiling so happily. Do you think they don't like a quiet kid like me?"

"No, they won't," Jiang Qingyue reassured her. "Don't worry, they're very good at raising kids. Look at me, I'm being raised very well!"

"If they were still here, Yanbao and Zaizai would be at least a size bigger than they are now."

Thinking of the chubby orange cat her family kept when she was a child, Jiang Qingyue chuckled softly, feeling a little awkward.

"Really? But I don't know how to make old people happy." Long Jiuxing was very nervous.

She knew that Xiaoyue was different from her; Xiaoyue had a happy family and loved her parents very much.

If the two elders don't like her, Xiaoyue will be in a difficult position.

"Sister Xiaoyue, please tell me more about them. What kind of children do they like? I'll start learning now. When they're resurrected, I should also have learned how to be a good daughter."

"You don't need to learn," Jiang Qingyue said. "You're already great, and they'll be very grateful to you."

"Thank me?"

"Yes, thank you for coming into my life during the time they were away, supporting each other and growing together."

As the two were talking, a notice arrived.

[Congratulations to Chen Sanyang, the vice-captain of "Overlord Base," for completing the hidden mission: "Seven Times Passing by My Home Without Entering." Reward: 60,000 Transaction Coins, and a special item—Longevity-Boosting Radish.]

Jiang Qingyue and Long Jiuxing exchanged a glance, their eyes full of confusion.

What kind of hidden mission is this?

This hidden mission sounds simple, but when it comes to actually completing it, they're completely baffled. Does it mean they have to walk back and forth in front of their house seven times, and as long as they don't go inside, they've completed it?

They didn't understand, and neither did Liu Yuyao.

Overlord Base.

Looking at Chen Sanyang, whose eyes were red and swollen, Liu Yuyao, who was usually calm and collected, couldn't help but ask, "Little Sanzi, we've been in this Overlord Base for so long, how did you manage to get lost?"

She knew that Xiao Sanzi had a poor sense of direction and would get lost every now and then, but getting lost right in front of her own house left her speechless.

Would we dare send him out on business again?

Whether the matter has been resolved is uncertain, but what if the person gets lost again?

Chen Sanyang felt wronged: "Boss, it's really not my fault. It was pitch black last night, and the flashlight was out of power. I dragged that level 3 zombie back in the dark."

"After entering the base, I felt that every building looked the same."

"Why don't you ask?" Liu Yuyao said, "I've arranged for people to keep watch at night. Just pick anyone; would they dare not give the deputy captain directions?"

Chen Sanyang retorted confidently, "I'm a deputy captain, after all. How could I possibly lose face like that?"

Liu Yuyao was speechless: "Yes, you can't stand the embarrassment. Now the whole world knows that you, Deputy Captain Liu, have passed by your home seven times without going in."

Chen Sanyang remained silent for a while before consoling himself: "Well, at least I accidentally completed the hidden quest. It's worth 60,000 trading coins and a special item."

Liu Yuyao choked, and after a long while, she closed her eyes.

He instructed, "Someone, find someone in the base with a good sense of direction to be Deputy Captain Chen's assistant."

He then said to Chen Sanyang, "From now on, wherever you go, as long as you leave the base, you must take that person with you."

"I don't want to one day personally issue a rescue order and search the world for you."