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

Jiang Qingyue found two packages and two quantum computers in the two piles of broken ice. Without checking them in time, she threw them all into her spatial storage.

After successfully bringing Yan Bao down from the cliff to the valley floor, he threw all the crystal cores that Liu Yuyao and the others had left behind into his spatial storage, and then nodded to the Corpse King CEO.

The Corpse King CEO's face darkened. It was over; this woman was really treating it like a dog.

He reluctantly sniffed around, detected the human scent ahead, and wisely led the way.

Jiang Qingyue followed, bow in hand. Since Liu Yuyao and Chen Sanyang had readily paid to save their lives, and she had promised to let them leave, then the matter was settled.

But Wang Longhua and his three companions were different. If Wang Longhua and that big guy attacked her from behind, then their two companions were definitely not good people either. They might be lurking somewhere, planning to ambush her. Since they all wanted to kill each other, they should strike first.

Just as they stepped out of the valley, the Corpse King CEO paused.

Following its gaze, Jiang Qingyue saw a deliberately erected stick on a boulder in front of her, with a pair of white underpants hanging from it, fluttering in the wind.

There were two backpacks next to him, along with scattered clothes, pants, and shoes.

Jiang Qingyue scanned the area, not noticing any danger, before approaching with her bow.

Upon closer inspection, several words were written in the snow: "I have behaved myself, please let me go."

Jiang Qingyue: "..."

He rummaged through the contents of his backpack: food, trading currency, weapons, and even half a pack of cigarettes.

It can be said that these two guys have everything here except for the quantum computer, which they couldn't take down because the person was alive.

"Chirp chirp?" Master, shall we continue the pursuit? Yan Bao was getting restless.

There are two more quantum computers. If we snatch them, the master and Long Jiuxing can each have two. With the Corpse King President following the human scent, they can track them down.

Just then, the personal computer beeped.

Jiang Qingyue opened the message, which was from Liu Yuyao: "I ran into those two who were running around naked."

Jiang Qingyue raised an eyebrow. What did Liu Yuyao mean by that? So what if they ran into each other? Did she want to film it and send it to her for her to enjoy?

Liu Yuyao sent two more messages in quick succession: "I want to say that the Eighth District is just a beginner's village. In the future, we will face a much larger battlefield. At that time, the Eighth Experimental District will be a unified whole. Naturally, the more strong individuals the better, otherwise, we will be utterly crushed when facing other experimental districts."

"These two are not far from having a combat power of 100,000, and they can be considered geniuses. I want to buy their lives from you."

Jiang Qingyue sighed, "Liu Yuyao really doesn't miss any opportunities. She's picked up two experts with 100,000 combat power for free."

If these two joined the Overlord Base, they could easily be given a hundred thousand crystal cores. Then the Overlord Base would have four experts with a combined strength of one hundred thousand.

Including Yan Bao and Zai Zai, she only has four shelters.

She didn't reply for a long time.

Liu Yuyao sent another message: "Even if you don't care about the future situation where we are outnumbered, you should still think about your parents. When the major regions merge in the future, you will have a chance to resurrect your parents."

"Some experimental zones have a much higher level of civilization and are much stronger than us. You may be a genius in the Eighth Experimental Zone, but once you leave the Eighth Zone, geniuses like you are probably everywhere."

"It's incredibly difficult to revive your parents on your own. My advice is to preserve the geniuses and powerhouses of the Eighth District as much as possible."

"These two didn't lay a hand on you, and they left all their belongings behind. Although they belong to Wang Longhua's group, it's not a major grudge. I paid a price to save their lives, which strengthened my own team, and you've made a profit."

Jiang Qingyue hesitated for a moment before replying, "How much are you willing to offer?"

The two people were carrying large bags, so there was obviously no room for them. If she caught up with them, she would only be able to snatch back the two personal computers.

She's currently stuck at 100,000 combat power, while the other party's AI doesn't even have 100,000 combat power yet. Even if they merge, it definitely won't directly increase combat power like before.

She always felt that the dog god wouldn't leave this loophole.

Otherwise, wouldn't a large base captain like Liu Yuyao, who commands tens of thousands of people, be able to wipe out a large number of them, seize all their quantum computers, and forcibly boost their combat power without needing to use second-tier crystal cores?

However, after Liu Yuyao and Wang Longhua reached 100,000, they went through mountains and rivers to find zombies, which was obviously for high-level crystal cores.

Jiang Qingyue guessed that any quantum computer with a combat power value of less than 100,000, even if it is fused, will either not increase or will increase after conversion.

Given the nature of the Eternal Winter Goddess, she might only increase the power of a quantum computer with a combat strength of 100,000 by 1,000 after merging with it.

After all, the combat power was enhanced using a first-tier crystal core, so it was of low quality.

Liu Yuyao quickly replied: "100,000 transaction coins."

Jiang Qingyue's face darkened: "I think your personal terminal is quite good-looking too."

Liu Yuyao: "I'm out of money."

Jiang Qingyue was speechless: "Why bother with other people's business if they don't have money? The two of them are just a hair's breadth away from 100,000 combat power. Rounding up, that's two people with 100,000 combat power each. No matter where they are, they would be the leaders of a large base. 50,000 for each of them?"

"Then I'll offer 100,000 for you and Chen Sanyang. Are you selling? If you are, I'll send you the money right away."

Jiang Qingyue was so angry that she jumped onto the boulder and looked around. She wanted to find Liu Yuyao and have a fight with her face to face.

That's outrageous! Absolutely outrageous!

100,000 trading coins? Is that enough to feed a beggar?

Even if Liu Yuyao said, "Consider it a favor I owe you," it would be far more valuable than 100,000.

But Liu Yuyao doesn't talk about feelings, she only talks about money, and even then, it's always small change.

No, this 100,000 isn't even a fraction of what she had. Enraged, Jiang Qingyue gritted her teeth: "Where's my knife?"

Liu Yuyao knew that the price was somewhat inappropriate, but she was preparing to upgrade her quantum computer and couldn't afford to spend any extra trading coins.

Jiang Qingyue doesn't care about low-level crystal cores, but she needs high-level ones.

Especially after being robbed by Jiang Qingyue today, crystal cores are even more scarce.

"You have everything I have," Liu Yuyao replied. "To be honest, the money in my pockets doesn't even equal the amount of oil in my pores. Right now, the thing my Overlord Base has the most of is people."

Jiang Qingyue was furious: "Just because you're poor doesn't mean you're right."

Liu Yuyao: Then, "How about I sell Chen Sanyang to you for a while?"

Jiang Qingyue was stunned when she saw the reply, and sent three question marks in a row: "???"

At that moment, Liu Yuyao's image in her mind instantly changed from a powerful, middle-aged CEO who had made a comeback to a human trafficker.

Look, they're exchanging people for people without even taking out coins!

It's still one for two, such a good business, it makes her want to do it too.

"Chen Sanyang is very obedient. During the time he's sold to you, you can make him do any dirty or strenuous work, whether it's killing or carrying manure, if you don't want to do it yourself. Once he's earned enough money to redeem those two people, I'll bring him back."

Jiang Qingyue blinked. It was all in Chinese, so why couldn't she understand it?

Jiang Qingyue quickly replied to Liu Yuyao: "Have you been possessed? Or are you so angry that I stole your crystal core that you've gone mad?"

"Why would I need one Chen Sanyang? I can just keep the other two, then I'll have two workers, and they'll be permanent."

Liu Yuyao was stunned for a long time before replying, "We haven't gone far yet, how about we meet up?"

Jiang Qingyue glanced at her side. Yan Bao could handle one, while the Corpse King President was the weakest and could be ignored.

If the distance was far enough, she could easily shoot down three people by herself, so she agreed.

Soon, Liu Yuyao and Chen Sanyang returned with two naked people.

After estimating the most advantageous distance for himself, Jiang Qingyue called out, "Stop, let's just talk like this."

Liu Yuyao sighed. It seemed she didn't know this girl in the same neighborhood well enough. She used to think the girl was quite naive, but according to her mother, she was tricked by a scumbag in college.

After the accident involving Mr. and Mrs. Jiang, Jiang Qingyue returned to take over the seafood shop. She was so busy every day that she was either at the shop, accompanying her parents, or occasionally going to the hospital for check-ups.

Interpersonal relationships are extremely simple, leaving no time for learning bad habits or gaining experience.

Who would have thought that such a little girl would grow up so quickly after the apocalypse?

For example, the distance they're maintaining right now is controlled extremely skillfully. It would take them at least ten seconds to get close, and that's at her speed. Chen Sanyang is a bit slower, needing twelve seconds, and the other two are even slower.

In those ten seconds, with the speed of Jiang Qingyue's bow, he could shoot twenty arrows.

If they hit the mark every time, they could all be reincarnated two and a half times.

Taking a deep breath, Liu Yuyao said with utmost sincerity, "I really want to save them, but we are truly very poor. Although the base is large, we have to support many people, and we simply can't afford to use too many trading coins or crystal cores."

"Wang Dawei's notebook," Jiang Qingyue reminded her. If there was nothing else, then this was the only valuable thing Liu Yuyao had.

"I wasn't lying to Wang Longhua before; I really did burn it. Of course, I wrote down everything. What do you want to know? If I know, I can tell you." After a pause, Liu Yuyao added, "One message each, how about that?"

"Not good at all," Jiang Qingyue said bluntly. "You wouldn't tell me top-secret information even if I asked. What you can tell me is either extremely difficult to accomplish or insignificant. Such information is not enough to save their lives."

"So what do you want?"

"Ten per person." Jiang Qingyue was prepared for Liu Yuyao to haggle, and she could accept even a 50% discount.

She already knew a lot of information from Wang Dawei. By asking about things she didn't know, she could fill in a large part of Wang Dawei's fading memories.

Liu Yuyao paused for a second, then took a step to the side, revealing the two naked men hiding behind her: "Then you should just kill them."

"No way!" The two were dumbfounded.

Isn't negotiation supposed to be a back-and-forth process? How can they resort to killing someone over a mere disagreement?

At least ask them!

She kept saying that their combined combat power was close to 100,000 and that they were very valuable, making it seem like they were very important. But when it came to negotiating terms, she didn't ask them a single question, making it seem like they were worthless.

Both of them were almost dumbfounded.

"God Jiang, please spare my arrows!"

"Yes, yes, we're not useless either. Now that Wang Longhua is dead, we'll be captains when we return to the Frostfire Squad. Then the entire Frostfire Squad will be at your command."

"Excellent, excellent. From now on, if God Jiang says go east, we will never go west. If God Jiang says chase chickens, we will never catch dogs."

"That's right." Jiang Qingyue suddenly smiled at Liu Yuyao, "Did you hear that? Those two aren't alone; they'll be the captains of the Frost Squad when they go back. If you buy them, it's like taking the Frost Squad into your possession."

"Won't your Overlord Base be number one on the new power rankings then? If you think about it that way, twenty messages seem reasonable, don't they?"

Liu Yuyao remained unmoved.

What she needs is a genius, a strong person.

As the base reaches a certain size, the management difficulty will increase, and many people will become a burden.

She can tolerate many people who cannot create value living in the base because these people have kinship ties with the middle and upper echelons of the base.

Another reason is that when she first arrived at the Overlord Base, many people chose to side with her in the struggle against Li Tiege. Even though many of them can no longer keep up with her now, she still remembers the support they showed her back then.

She was willing to support these people.

But that doesn't mean she's willing to support those who joined halfway through for nothing.

"Four," Liu Yuyao said. "You ask two questions you want to know, and I'll give you two as a bonus."

Jiang Qingyue's smile faded: "Captain Liu, this isn't fun anymore."

"We're face to face now. You don't actually think the four of you can escape from me, do you? If you're still not being sincere, then let's fight."

"The value I get from merging the four of your personal computers should be more than those four questions."

"Perfect, I'll also take this opportunity to verify where the difference lies between those with 100,000 combat power."

The four women, including Liu Yuyao, looked extremely grim.

With roughly the same combat strength, the four of them were actually threatened by just one person; no one would believe it if you told them.

However, the truth is that when that murderous intent emanated from Jiang Qingyue, no one dared to make a move.

Even Liu Yuyao, who was the fastest and strongest among them, couldn't guarantee that she could dodge Jiang Qingyue's arrow. If she couldn't dodge it, she would end up in a pile of ice.

Wang Longhua and that big guy are precedents.

"No, not twenty." Liu Yuyao took a deep breath: "Wang Dawei doesn't remember many things to begin with, six is ​​my limit."

"Captain Jiang, I've always had a good impression of you, and I don't want to be your enemy. In fact, if possible, I hope we can be friends."

"I can guarantee that not a single word I said is a lie, and all six points will be useful to you."

After a few seconds of silence, Jiang Qingyue decided to stop while she was ahead: "Send it to my personal computer."

"Can."

Upon hearing this, the two naked men were very disappointed, as they had thought they could get six messages for free.

When Liu Yuyao sent the message, Chen Sanyang and the others were so nervous that their hair stood on end. They stared intently at Jiang Qingyue, afraid that she would raise her hand and shoot an arrow at them.

Jiang Qingyue ignored them, put the backpack on the ground into her spatial storage, and as for clothes and pants, she didn't have that kind of collecting obsession.

Seeing this, the two cautiously asked, "Um... Jiang Shen, if you don't want the clothes, can we come and get them?"

Seeing that Jiang Qingyue did not reply, the two covered the bird's nest with their hands, tiptoed over, took their clothes back, and quickly put them on.

Jiang Qingyue checked the time and calculated the distance. She realized she wouldn't be able to go back tonight. She sent a message to Long Jiuxing, telling her not to worry.

Shortly after, six messages came in quick succession.

Liu Yuyao asked, "Can we go now?"

Jiang Qingyue glanced at the message and nodded.

Liu Yuyao turned and left, but Chen Sanyang stood behind her, glancing back every now and then, afraid that Jiang Qingyue would launch a sneak attack.