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

Jiang Qingyue was woken up by an announcement.

[Congratulations to Magubibo, the city lord of "Zombie City 3," for completing the hidden quest: "Creating the God Huang Yao." Reward: 60,000 Ice and Snow Power, and the special item—Heart of Courage.]

Jiang Qingyue: "???"

She was clearly not the only one who was confused.

Upon turning on the computer, both the world channel and the regional channel of Spring Water City were filled with question marks.

After scrolling through question marks for over ten minutes, a particularly long wail finally appeared.

Haicheng Wang Defa: "I've never seen anything like this before. Spreading rumors can actually get you a reward."

"You dog god, come out here! Do you know how many times I've praised you? So all my flattery was for nothing?"

"A reputation has its good and bad sides, but you only like the bad ones. What about those of us who say good things? How are we supposed to feel?"

"Don't you like bad reputations? Now that I've insulted you, hurry up and give me a reward."

Seeing Wang Defa break down, Jiang Qingyue also muttered a curse: "Damn it."

She also couldn't understand why someone could talk about crickets so easily; wasn't that a skill unique to humans?

How could a zombie get there first?

The elderly folks at the village's special intelligence station must have slapped their thighs so hard they were swollen from seeing this notice.

After all, he was defeated by a zombie in his own area of ​​expertise.

"Sister Xiaoyue?" Long Jiuxing felt the heat source beside her leave, and when she reached out but couldn't touch anyone, she quickly opened her eyes.

"It's okay, you can go back to sleep." Jiang Qingyue helped her tuck the blanket in.

Continue reading this announcement.

This hidden mission is not only incredibly easy to complete, but more importantly, it involves three cities overrun by zombies.

Based on all the previous hidden missions, this zombie city is a faction, which is an extremely bad omen.

Jiang Qingyue remembered that when the zombies she had raised completed the hidden mission, only the zombies' names were mentioned, not their factions.

In other words, although the Corpse King who received the King's Cloak as a reward was already a Tier 3 Corpse King with his own underlings, he was not considered a force in the system's assessment.

But this Magupibo is the lord of the city in "Three Dead Cities".

Moreover, these three cities are quite interesting. Judging from the personality of the God of Eternal Winter, the experimental areas are arranged directly by numbers, and special items are assigned serial numbers.

Therefore, this zombie city likely has a first, a second... fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, and ninth city...

This isn't like raising zombies, where you can keep an eye on them and kill them prematurely if you feel you can't control them.

Such a large zombie city would definitely have a huge impact on human bases.

Thinking of this, Jiang Qingyue couldn't sit still any longer. She tiptoed out of bed and went outside the shelter.

Wang Dawei managed to move his stiff neck slightly, and upon seeing Jiang Qingyue, he was so moved he almost cried: "Kill me, please, Jiang Qingyue, I beg you."

"You should have seen that photo album. I admit it, I'm a scumbag, I'm despicable, I'm sleazy."

"But it didn't cause you any harm, right? Before the apocalypse, you can't sentence me to be stuck in the ground for life."

Wang Dawei never imagined that one day even wanting to die would be so difficult.

Especially this zombie, it looked so ugly, smelled so bad, and was so close to his face.

Although he had taken physique-enhancing drugs and used crystal cores and special items, his body was not weak and he would not die even if he was buried in the ground. But not being able to die was the most torturous thing.

It would be better to be instantly killed by Long Jiuxing.

Jiang Qingyue didn't respond. She stood behind the zombie so that the wind would blow past her first, then past the zombie and towards Wang Dawei, thus avoiding the stench.

"I'm asking you, how many cities have the zombies built? Where are they located? What is their strength? What impact have they had on human bases?"

Wang Dawei kept his mouth shut, unwilling to speak.

Jiang Qingyue stopped using her sword skills on him, so the pain in his body wasn't as intense. His rationality returned a little, and after realizing that Jiang Qingyue wasn't a reincarnated person, he understood his own value even more.

"Wouldn't it be better if you suffered less?" Jiang Qingyue said, "I dug you out of the ground in the middle of the night to practice your knife skills, splattering me with blood. I have to take a shower again. It's troublesome for me too if you suffer."

"You cooperate and tell me everything I want to know, then you can go about your business while I sleep soundly. Isn't that a win-win situation for everyone?"

Wang Dawei felt so frustrated he wanted to vomit blood.

The northwest wind is so nice, why don't you come and drink the northwest wind?

Thinking of the excruciating pain, and how he thought he was going to die every time, only to be saved by the plant doctor's essence before he could even feel happy for two seconds, Wang Dawei felt like crying.

Why did Jiang Qingyue happen to receive the Plant Doctor Essence?

Without this, given its importance, Jiang Qingyue would never have dared to go too far.

"My patience is limited." Jiang Qingyue crossed her arms. "I've stored up a lot of Plant Doctor Essence, plus the nine new ones every day, enough to keep you on the brink of death multiple times a day. Want to give it a try?"

Just listening to it made Wang Dawei's whole body ache.

It's not psychological fear, but a reflexive pain that's uncontrollable in the body.

Remembering the terrifying experience of Jiang Qingyue repeatedly asking the same question, he quickly asked, "If I tell the truth, will you not do anything tonight?"

"Do I have that much free time?" Jiang Qingyue lifted her eyelids slightly. "What you said will soon be verified. If it's true, that's fine. But if what happens doesn't match what you said, I'll reward you to the Corpse King."

Wang Dawei's eyes widened: "You want me to be... you know... a zombie?"

"How could you do such a thing? I'm a reborn person, the protagonist! How dare you humiliate me like this? Just wait until I stand at the top of the world... Ouch!"

Before Wang Dawei could finish speaking, he was slapped hard across the face by a zombie.

Anyway, the king had demonstrated before that it was okay to hit someone if they were too noisy, and it felt that this human was noisy enough and deserved to be hit.

"Your thoughts are truly filthy," Jiang Qingyue said. "I only intended to bestow you upon the Corpse King as a subordinate, but you actually want to be his male concubine. Tsk tsk, indeed, people can only imagine what they would do."

"You..." Wang Dawei's face turned bright red with anger.

"Alright." Jiang Qingyue didn't have the time to argue with him: "Hurry up and tell me, what's the deal with this Zombie Three Cities?"

Wang Dawei's anger, which he hadn't yet unleashed, seemed to be suppressed.

This girl used to be quite sensible and always very polite to him. Why is she so irritating now?

He strained to look up slightly. Jiang Qingyue's face, without makeup, was not much different from his photos, but his beloved hair was gone.

Wang Dawei suddenly realized that he didn't seem to like Jiang Qingyue that much, at least not like her like this now.

"Heh." Jiang Qingyue saw the look in his eyes and said to the second-tier zombie beside him, "Slap him."

The zombie blinked and looked at her strangely.

Jiang Qingyue's lips twitched: "What I mean is, slap him across the face."

The second-tier zombie suddenly realized what was happening, and the next moment, it swung its arm in a wide arc towards Wang Dawei's face.

One on the left: *smack!*

One on the right: *smack!*

"..."

The sound of slapping drowned out the howling wind and was especially loud in the night.

"Waaaaah~" Wang Dawei was beaten so badly that he tried to speak several times, but before he could utter a single word, he was slapped back down by the slap.

Only when the person was no longer recognizable did Jiang Qingyue say, "Alright, stop now."

The second-tier zombie can stop whenever it wants; it now cherishes this entertaining job.

If it doesn't do a good job, it'll definitely be thrown back to chopping wood, but it won't go. Chopping wood requires constant movement, which is so annoying.

"I...I'm willing to talk," Wang Dawei explained, his words slurred.

Jiang Qingyue warned, "If you look at me with that disgusting gaze again, I'll gouge your eyes out. Anyway, gouging out your eyes won't affect your ability to answer questions."

Wang Dawei pleaded tearfully, "Maybe we should just kill him."

"Really, please, look at me, a sleazy old man, doing such a disgusting thing. As a righteous, genius, and beautiful young woman, shouldn't you get rid of me as soon as possible?"

In his desperation to die, Wang Dawei would blurt out anything and everything.

Unfortunately, Jiang Qingyue wasn't buying it: "Hurry up and tell me."

The death application was rejected, and Wang Dawei mourned for himself for a few seconds.

Despite the excruciating pain, he stammered, "Zombies build nests. When a nest reaches a certain size, it will be designated as a zombie city by the system. This city ranking isn't fixed; it's based on strength."

"It will change?" Jiang Qingyue frowned.

"Yes, for example, this time the city lord of the third city received the reward of the power of ice and snow and special items, which will greatly increase its strength. If its strength surpasses that of the second city after absorbing the reward, then the third city will automatically become the second city."

"The original second city will become the third city of zombies."

Jiang Qingyue understood: "In other words, if the first city is Quanshui City today, but is surpassed by the strength of other zombie cities tomorrow, it will become the second city, but the location of the lair will remain the same, only the ranking will change."

"right."

Jiang Qingyue stroked his chin: "So it seems that to remember a zombie, you shouldn't remember its faction name, but rather its name."

"Take Magubibo, who received the reward today, for example. He is the lord of the third city today, but he might become the lord of the second city tomorrow."

Are there any rules regarding the names of zombies?

"I don't know," Wang Dawei said. "In my previous life, there were rumors that these zombies originally had their own names, not names given to them by the God of God after they became zombies. But that's not important, and I haven't paid much attention to it. I don't know if it's true or not."

Jiang Qingyue nodded: "Are there any large zombie cities near our Spring Water City?"

"Yes." Wang Dawei suddenly twitched the corner of his mouth, his smile was very strange, and his gaze at Jiang Qingyue was somewhat gloating: "The city lord who will hold the number one position for five whole years is in Quanshui City."

"It should be a medium-sized zombie king now."

"Is that so?" Jiang Qingyue murmured, "This information is quite valuable, isn't it? I wonder how many transaction coins Nangong Zhao would be willing to pay if I sold this information to her? Or she could offer a second-tier crystal core."

I wonder if Liu Yuyao has this information in her little notebook. If she does, Nangong Zhao might already know.

After all, Nangong Zhao and Liu Yuyao had worked together at the Overlord Base for a period of time.

Although they are now each in their own kingdom, their relationship should still be quite close, so it's normal for them to prioritize buying information from Liu Yuyao.

"Aren't you going to find it and kill it?" Wang Dawei asked urgently when he saw that she was actually going to sell this information. "You are the strongest now. If you don't find it and kill it while it's still weak, this zombie king will definitely have an epic battle with you in the future."

"At the same level, I've never heard of anyone who can defeat a zombie."

Jiang Qingyue ignored him completely and, disregarding the fact that it was the middle of the night, hurriedly sent a message to Nangong Zhao: "I have important news concerning the safety of Quanshui City. How much are you willing to pay?"

Information has a time limit; once it expires, it becomes worthless.

Moreover, there's also Liu Yuyao's side.

"Hey, Jiang Qingyue, are you even listening to me? You crazy woman!"

"Humans like high-level crystal cores, and powerful zombies also like strong humans, as they are a great tonic for them."

"You want its crystal core, and it wants your physical body; you are destined to be mortal enemies."

"You should listen to me now and find that zombie king and kill it quickly, otherwise it will become the city lord of the first city just like in the previous life, and will control the entire Spring Water City, so that not a single living person can be seen, and this place will become the world of zombies."

Jiang Qingyue ignored him and looked at the personal terminal. Although it was midnight, this hidden mission was different from the previous ones and had a particularly large impact on people like Nangong Zhao who were in charge of a region.

Even if she falls asleep, her subordinates will likely wake her up if they see her. As long as she's awake, they'll be able to see the messages she sent.

Sure enough, less than two minutes later, Jiang Qingyue received Nangong Zhao's reply: "Twenty thousand transaction coins, no more."

Jiang Qingyue sighed, "They're probably trying to save money to upgrade their personal computers; none of them are willing to be generous."

20,000 trading coins are fine too, it's free anyway: "Deal."

Let Xiaoyi go and get the trading tokens.

Jiang Qingyue sent the information she knew to Nangong Zhao, including the ranking of the zombie cities and the fact that there was a zombie king with immense potential hiding in Quanshui City.

Xiao Yi was very fast; Jiang Qingyue had barely sent the message to Nangong Zhao when it returned with 20,000 trading coins.

Nangong Zhao was silent for a moment before replying, "Aren't you afraid?"

"What are you afraid of?" Jiang Qingyue retorted.

Nangong Zhao: "A battle of geniuses, aren't you afraid that zombie will find you?"

"I'm not a genius. If that zombie really likes hunting geniuses, I should be careful." Jiang Qingyue replied and then turned off her personal terminal.

Jiang Qingyue didn't care about becoming the future city lord of the First City, and as for finding him, that was even more impossible—it was like looking for a needle in a haystack. Besides, being ahead in every step was something she had always been striving for; she was ahead of that zombie now, and she could be ahead in the future.

Even if it were impossible, she, as the strongest, wasn't all alone.

The daily output of first-tier crystal cores is increasing, and it won't be long before Yan Bao and Zai Zai's combat power reaches 100,000.

However, the two little ones don't have suitable weapons, and without any boosts, they need more crystal cores to reach a combat power of 100,000.

There's also a new member: a baby hen.

She hadn't had a chance to assess this guy's potential yet, but as long as they were on the same path, she was willing to mentor them.

When the time comes, if five people with 100,000 combat power stand there, even the Corpse King will have to cover his head and run away.

If it had been even a second slower, Yan Bao would have been able to pry the crystal core out of the brain.

As for the Corpse King's underlings? Do they really think Nangong Zhao's tens of thousands of men are just sitting around doing nothing?

Even if it wasn't to help her, but just to save his own life and get more crystal cores, Nangong Zhao couldn't possibly stand idly by.

Jiang Qingyue even thought that in this life, the Corpse King might have been killed by Nangong Zhao before becoming the city lord of the First City.

She hadn't forgotten that Nangong Zhao was no simple man either.

While others climbed the ranks slowly, Nangong Zhao, who had never appeared on the list before, immediately seized Wang Dawei's former territory upon her arrival.

In addition, Nangong Zhao had previously completed a hidden quest, and Jiang Qingyue remembered that the special item reward was something like an invisibility cloak.

Furthermore, in this post-apocalyptic environment, Nangong Zhao was incredibly refined; she had no idea how much obsession Nangong Zhao had with a refined lifestyle.

She only knew one thing: anyone who could maintain their dignity and elegance in extremely harsh conditions was definitely not a weakling.