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

After ten minutes of misunderstanding, Jiang Qingyue had to admit that she had overestimated herself.

She thought that with her experience taking care of Yan Bao and Zai Zai, she would be able to communicate with these strange beasts with almost no difficulty.

It turns out that changing the offspring, the species, or the personality results in communication with all disabilities.

However, nothing can stump Jiang Yidao.

I put a notebook and a pen in front of the baby snake, and the little guy cleverly used his tail to curl the pen.

"It's time to test your learning outcomes." Jiang Qingyue sat down casually to the side.

As it turns out, reading really is useful.

Without Jiang Qingyue even asking, Snake Cub quickly wrote down all the information they had learned from their previous conversation on a piece of paper.

The handwriting is so neat and precise, just like a printed copy.

"It said its name was Little Grey, and it was captured by Wang Xiaowei as soon as it hatched."

"It comes with a one-cubic-meter space containing some things stolen from Wang Xiaowei and his group. It can lay eggs, but since it has no mate, the eggs cannot hatch into chicks."

"Eggs are filling, and eating them can also increase your strength. Little Grey has already accepted us as her eldest and second eldest sisters."

"Wait a minute," Jiang Qingyue suddenly asked, "We? Who and who?"

Yan Bao, standing to the side, was getting anxious. "Who else can we talk to?"

It pointed at the little white snake with its front paws, then at itself, its back ramrod straight, its fluffy rabbit face full of pride at becoming the eldest sister.

The next moment, Jiang Qingyue grabbed her and said, "Yanbao, so you're a girl! I didn't realize you were so young before."

"Chirp chirp chirp." Master, let me go. I'm so shy.

After struggling for a moment, unable to escape from Jiang Qingyue's grasp, Yan Bao covered its rabbit face with its front paws in embarrassment.

He simply stopped kicking and gave up completely, slumping limply in Jiang Qingyue's hands, letting her look at him as she pleased.

"It really is a female." Jiang Qingyue rubbed its belly, smoothing its fur. "Yanbao, you still need to work on your skin. We're all girls, what's there to be shy about? Besides, I've bathed you so many times already, and you're only just realizing you're shy now? Isn't it too late?"

"Oh, I think so!" Yan Bao belatedly realized, "Yeah, why am I shy?"

Besides, he was shy in front of his third sister.

After mentally preparing himself, Yan Bao rested comfortably in his master's palm, crossed his legs, and looked completely at ease.

Jiang Qingyue then extended her other hand towards the little white snake that was still rolling up the pen: "Come on, little one, let me see. You're actually a female snake too. By the way, how do you tell male and female snakes apart? Let me figure it out."

The little one, with its teeth gripping the notebook and its tail curled around the pen, darted away behind Little Grey.

It won't let anyone see it. Unlike Yan Bao, it doesn't have fur to cover itself. If Jiang Qingyue really holds it in her hand and stares at it, it will blush.

"Hey." Jiang Qingyue clicked his tongue. "Have you heard the saying 'shamelessness conquers all'? That Captain Wang from before, he walked naked on the ice and triggered a hidden quest, getting 60,000 trading coins and a special item for free. Besides, aren't we all on the same side? Let me see."

"Hiss~" No. The little one shook his head, quite resolutely.

Two shameless people in the house are enough... The snake shook its head for a long time, and then it suddenly remembered that apart from Jiang Qingyue and Yan Bao, its master didn't seem to care about face either.

Then look at Little Grey next to him. He hasn't known them for very long, but he keeps talking about laying eggs and finding eight little roosters. He doesn't seem like a shameless person.

Thinking about it this way, Zaizai felt it had to preserve the last shred of dignity for the family.

The little body shrank back again, looking at Jiang Qingyue warily.

"Fine." Jiang Qingyue sighed, "Since you won't let me see, then I won't. Just knowing you're female is enough."

"Speaking of which, you two little ones have been using level-one crystal cores to enhance your strength, and you eat a lot every day. You should be entering your maturity stage soon, right?"

The two little ones were bewildered.

They have no elders and don't know how they got to this eighth experimental zone. When they open their eyes, they act almost entirely on instinct, unaware of their natural enemies or what they should do at each stage.

"It's alright," Jiang Qingyue reassured them. "Remember, if you're feeling unwell, don't push yourself. Be sure to tell me and Longlong immediately, okay?"

She remembered that rabbits have a mating season, during which they become restless, lose their appetite, and feel very uncomfortable.

But she had never raised rabbits before and didn't know much about them.

Although snakes do not have a mating season, they will still experience discomfort during the breeding season, which requires close attention.

Jiang Qingyue planned to find her several phones that night. She had downloaded a lot of things before the internet was cut off, and maybe there was some information about this topic, so she wanted to take a look.

After seeing the two little ones nod obediently, she held Little Grey in her palm.

It was already small, and even lighter in the hand. When I squeezed it, the feathers were compressed and became pitifully small.

"Since you've already agreed with Yanbao and Zaizai to recognize them as your older sisters, I welcome you to join our little family. But let me make this clear beforehand: we don't tolerate betrayal."

"Don't you dare take advantage of us being too busy to run to the feet of some other strong person and tug at their trouser legs."

She hadn't forgotten how this guy had approached her in the first place.

Little Grey hurriedly shook its head, and then a bunch of things appeared next to Jiang Qingyue.

"Coo coo coo," Little Grey cried.

With a pen tucked between its tail, the little one began translating rapidly: "It said it took everything out of its space, and there's nothing left."

Jiang Qingyue was very satisfied with the sincerity and cleverness of the gift. She rummaged through the items and found that there were quite a few, some of which were packaged fish balls and fish slices, while others were sold in bulk.

It must have been secretly hidden in the space when Wang Dawei was feeding the animals; it was full of food.

"Okay, it's confiscated. I'll make some of your favorite cooked food and put it in my space when I have time, so you can eat it whenever you're hungry."

Jiang Qingyue glanced at her big bed. Long Jiuxing was sleeping with her now, and Zaizai and Yanbao had also moved their nests onto her bed. Fortunately, the bed was wide enough and there was still room.

"Little Grey, are you planning to sleep with us, or choose your own room, or should I dig you a new one?"

"Coo coo coo".

Zaizai translated: "It said it wanted to dig its own chicken coop."

"Sure," Jiang Qingyue said. "You can dig wherever you like. If you need anything, just ask your two older sisters."

After handing Little Grey over to the two little ones, Jiang Qingyue then had the Corpse King CEO select a coal mining team.

A total of fifty zombies, plus a fourth-tier zombie king as the leader, constituted Jiang Qingyue's first coal-mining team.

"Let's go, let's set off!"

The zombie king president was tasked with giving orders to the coal-mining team, but these zombies had never been to a coal mine before, so they needed to guide them. Jiang Qingyue had to make the trip herself; she didn't dare let the zombie king president lead the way—what if he ran off once he got too far away?

Upon returning to Xiaoshidong Village, a familiar stench wafted over from afar.

With a flick of his wrist, the Snow Concealment Bow appeared in his hand, and Jiang Qingyue continued walking without stopping.

The Corpse King CEO followed beside her, and unlike his usual numb expression, he was actually a little nervous.

The fourth-tier zombies and smaller zombies behind them were already letting out low growls.

"roar……"

The roars of zombies echoed throughout the village, growing louder and louder. Countless zombies poured out, all low-level and not very intelligent. Smelling the human scent on Jiang Qingyue, they instinctively wanted to come and have a feast.

Jiang Qingyue glanced at the Corpse King CEO, who understood and growled a few times behind him.

The fourth-tier zombie king led the mining team in a charge.

Zombie vs. Zombie.

However, Jiang Qingyue brought at least second-tier zombies this time, and with a fourth-tier zombie king leading the way, they quickly dug out all the crystal cores of the zombie horde on the other side.

Jiang Qingyue's expression remained unchanged as she slightly tilted her head back and glanced at the red brick house.

That place was the smelliest, and it also had the strongest aura, almost on par with the Corpse King CEO beside her.

Interesting. Jiang Qingyue never expected that simply showing the way would lead to such a great deal.

Considering that the other party was already at the fifth level, Jiang Qingyue decided to give it a chance and said to the Corpse King CEO, "You will act as my envoy to negotiate and make the other party come and submit."

Remembering that these zombies seemed to lack any culture, he changed his mind: "Make it come over and acknowledge me as its boss."

"If you don't agree, then you can dig out its crystal core and give it to me."

The Zombie King nodded, stepped over the fighting zombies, and quickly slipped into the red brick house.

Jiang Qingyue was a little uneasy about assigning a zombie a task for the first time. With a leap, she used the rooftop next to her to jump onto a tall walnut tree.

You can see inside the red brick houses from here.

As soon as the Zombie King CEO entered the red brick house, a zombie of similar size blocked the doorway.

The Corpse King CEO let out a low growl. The other party pondered for a second and glanced in the direction where his underlings were fighting.

Jiang Qingyue could see that the zombie was hesitating, and she was quite happy about it.

That's the benefit of being powerful. Just standing there, exuding an aura of dominance, even the zombies become pragmatic.

Just as he was happy that he would have another level 5 zombie underling today, the Zombie King President took advantage of the other party's hesitation and charged forward, sending the other party flying and crashing into the wall.

He rushed over quickly, grabbed a hoe from the side, and smacked the other person's head several times.

Jiang Qingyue clearly saw that the iron hoe had cracked. At the same time, the zombie's brain also cracked.

The whole process took only a few seconds. The Corpse King CEO threw down the hoe and calmly pried out the other party's crystal core.

A cyan crystal core, the same size as a first-order crystal core, only different in color, but containing vastly different amounts of energy.

The Corpse King CEO took the crystal core, turned around, and left the red brick house. He glanced at the chaotic zombie horde, paused for a moment, and realized that the figure was gone.

Subconsciously, the Corpse King CEO took off running towards the back mountain.

"The reaction was pretty quick, just a little slow."

Jiang Qingyue raised her hand, drew the bow, and the power of ice and snow gathered into an arrow.

Just as he was about to fire an arrow, the zombie king president, who had been running wildly, turned around and rushed into the chaotic zombie horde. He quickly dug out all the enemy zombie cores.

With its addition, all the enemy zombies were quickly wiped out.

All the crystal nuclei were piled up in a small heap.

The Corpse King CEO took out the cyan crystal core, wiped it on his dirty clothes, and placed it on the tip of the pile of crystal cores.

Sunlight streamed down upon it, and from Jiang Qingyue's perspective, it looked like a small mountain of jewels, shimmering and dazzling, a truly captivating sight.

With a release of his hand, the ice arrow vanished into thin air.

Jiang Qingyue leaped from the tree with her bow in hand and landed steadily on the ground.

He glanced at the pile of crystal cores, then looked at the Corpse King CEO with a half-smile.

This guy is really cunning.

She clearly saw that the fifth-tier zombie didn't dare to confront her, obviously wanting to submit. But before it could make a choice, the zombie king president dug out its crystal core.

Upon discovering she was gone, he actually ran off with the crystal core.

For some reason, he ran back before she could release the arrow.

It's fair to say they practically teetered on the brink of death several times.

"Why did you stop running?" Jiang Qingyue asked.

The Corpse King CEO knelt on the ground with a thud, not daring to utter a sound.

Run my ass!

It hadn't run far when it felt the power of ice and snow within a radius of several miles instantly drained away.

Considering the bow in the woman's hand, even a fool would know that the power of ice and snow must have turned into an arrow. If it hadn't turned back a little slower, it might have been shattered into pieces by now.

"Tell me, how should I punish you?"

Punishment is necessary, but Jiang Qingyue hasn't figured out how to punish it. Killing it would be too wasteful. More importantly, every Corpse King is very clever. If this one is killed, a new fifth-tier Corpse King can be trained, and it might be just as cunning as this one.

The Corpse King CEO felt a chill run down his spine when he saw her thumb rubbing the bow almost imperceptibly.

It didn't regret killing that level 5 zombie. When it received the order, it was determined to kill the zombie, otherwise, if another level 5 zombie came, its status would be affected.

It only regretted running away so hastily; if it hadn't run, the woman probably wouldn't have been so murderous.

After all, this woman currently only has one fifth-tier zombie under her command. With it around, the other fourth-tier zombie kings will obediently follow her orders.

If it dies, none of the fourth-tier zombie kings can command each other unless Jiang Qingyue brings all the fourth-tier zombie kings with her, otherwise the zombie horde will go out of control.

But it's too late to regret it now.

After thinking for a long time, it gritted its teeth, took off its own skull, and handed it to Jiang Qingyue.

Jiang Qingyue was taken aback, suddenly remembering the special item she had obtained before—the skull of the Corpse King—which she had sold to Nangong Zhao.

That thing is used to intimidate hordes of zombies.

"What's the use of your skull?"

"Roar roar roar".

After shouting for a long time, Jiang Qingyue still didn't understand.

After weighing the fresh skull in my hand, I guess it's a special item, right?

Unsure, Jiang Qingyue woke up Xiao Yi: "Xiao Yi, Xiao Yi, can you examine this skull?"

[Replying to Master, this is not a special item sent by the Main God, so Xiao Yi cannot appraise it.]

"Is that so?" Jiang Qingyue examined the skull from all angles, but couldn't discern anything special about it.

If it only has a deterrent effect on zombies, then frankly, it's somewhat of a waste of resources.

What she wanted was not intimidation, but control.

Seeing her brows furrowing deeper and deeper, the Corpse King CEO slowly raised his hand and gently pinched the corner of her skull.

The bones turned to dust, and the Corpse King CEO instantly collapsed to the ground, his expression one of pain. The exposed cyan crystal core dimmed slightly, and his aura weakened considerably.

Jiang Qingyue's eyes lit up. So it wasn't to intimidate the zombie horde, but to control the life and death of the zombie king.

So, the skull of the Corpse King that was the reward for completing the hidden quest might have belonged to a dead Corpse King, and therefore only had a deterrent effect?

Or perhaps the skulls of each zombie king serve a different purpose?

Jiang Qingyue didn't understand, but she knew that the skull in her hand could control the Corpse King CEO, which was enough.

"Good, your crystal core has been preserved for the time being."

Jiang Qingyue placed the skull in her own space.

I glanced at the Corpse King CEO's exposed head; it was a bit of an eyesore.

She searched among the dead zombies and found a skull that was relatively intact and the right size.

Take it off and put it on the head of the Corpse King CEO.

The little zombie's skull is porous and brittle, but it can still cover up the zombie king's head.

Otherwise, with that cyan crystal core dangling in front of her, Jiang Qingyue really didn't know if she could resist.