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

"But I need it."

Jiang Qingyue counted on her fingers and said, "I want to bring my parents back to life. But I don't have much hope of doing it all by myself. I need a lot of people to help me."

"Compared to other experimental zones, the people in the Eighth Experimental Zone are in the same situation as us. If they don't want to be eaten by outsiders, they must stick together for warmth. We are naturally a group."

Long Jiuxing stared blankly at her.

Jiang Qingyue continued, "On the point that we want to enhance the overall strength of the Eighth Experimental Zone without posing a threat to ourselves, the official, Liu Yuyao, and I share the same idea."

Long Jiuxing was silent for a moment, then said, "They're not good people either."

Jiang Qingyue was helpless. Why did this child see things in such black and white terms?

"Longlong, let's not talk about good or bad, let's not gamble on people's hearts, let's talk about something more realistic: stance."

"After the major experimental zones are merged, 76 of the top 100 powers will treat humans like ginseng. This is neither good nor bad; it's like sheep eating grass and wolves eating sheep. It's the same principle as knowing that the essence of plant medicine is a miraculous healing agent, so we won't let it go."

"The reason I chose the people of the Eighth District as my allies is not because I think they are kinder as fellow humans, but because of a more practical issue: we are all tonics."

"Even if a few individuals defected to the enemy and betrayed us, after the collapse and destruction of the human race, their fate was still to be swallowed as the last tonic."

"So unless someone is extremely stupid, they won't do that. And such a stupid person won't reach a high position or have access to any major secrets, so their betrayal won't have any impact on us."

"The remaining smart people, as long as they don't want to become mere supplements, will definitely choose to stick together for warmth. It's not out of kindness, but because there's no other way to go."

"This is a stance, a stance with no other choice, which is far more reliable than good or bad, or kindness."

Long Jiuxing remained silent.

Her lack of experience in interacting with people does not mean she is mentally disabled.

Reason told her that what Xiaoyue was doing was right. But the thought of so many people taking away Xiaoyue's attention made her very angry.

Jiang Qingyue gently pinched the soft flesh on her cheek and coaxed, "The shelter still only has our family of five. I'm saying this just to tell you not to treat your fellow humans as targets for increasing your strength. They are the people who will fight alongside you in the future, not zombies."

"Also, accidents really can happen anywhere, just like my parents, who suddenly had an accident when they were young. No one can predict their own fate."

"My parents hoped I would live a good life when they passed away, and I also hope that if something happens to me one day, you will also live a good life."

"I'm not worried about your strength. You have exceptional talent, Yan Bao has extraordinary potential, Zai Zai is also very capable, and so is Xiao Hui Hui. As long as you are willing to work hard, you will all become very powerful."

"But none of you are good at dealing with people. If it were peacetime, it wouldn't be so bad; being a bit withdrawn wouldn't be so bad either, at least you'd have some peace and quiet."

"But this is the apocalypse. You can't survive just by having great strength. You also need teammates who share the same goals and are on the same wavelength."

"Liu Yuyao, Nangong Zhao, and others will be my future teammates."

"You don't need to get too close to them. As long as you're all on the same path, you'll be comrades-in-arms when facing other tribes from other experimental zones in the future. That's enough."

Jiang Qingyue patiently explained, breaking it down in detail, just in case Long Jiuxing wouldn't understand.

She didn't necessarily want to force Long Jiuxing to coexist peacefully with everyone; she just wanted to fight the enemy together in the future, but there was one condition: that they be "one of us."

These three words might not seem like much under normal circumstances, but in the face of a major battle for the survival of the race, whether Long Jiuxing is one of them or not becomes very important.

Second place: Jiang Qingyue, female, 27 years old, combat power 100000

Third place: Liu Yuyao, female, 45 years old, combat power 100000

Fourth place: Chen Tangtang, female, 23 years old, combat power 100000

Fifth place: Huang Yali, female, 31 years old, combat power 100000

Sixth place: Yang Qingqing, female, nineteen years old, combat power 100000

Seventh place: Shen Yi, male, 30 years old, combat power 100000

8th Place: Yan Kexin, female, 14 years old, combat power 100000

Ninth place: Chen Sanyang, male, 39 years old, combat power 100000

10th Place: Wang Defa, male, 33 years old, combat power 100000

Eleventh place: Zhang Yuan, male, 37 years old, combat power 100000

12th Place: Li Jianguo, male, 56 years old, combat power 100000

Thirteenth: Jiang Qingtian, female, 24 years old, combat power 100000

Fourteenth place: Jia Fugui, male, 40 years old, combat power 100000

15th Place: Meng Zixuan, male, 19 years old, combat power 100000

After reading the list, Jiang Qingyue sat up straight and cursed at the main god, "You damn main god, come out here!"

"If you're so capable of taking kickbacks, then you have the guts to say something!"

"Are you a real tightwad? If you can't afford it, then don't give it..."

A quantum computer with 100,000 combat power points was directly reduced to 1,000 combat power points.

The remaining 99,000 must have been swallowed up by the dog god. I've seen plenty of middlemen making a profit from price differences, but this is the first time I've seen one make this much.

Jiang Qingyue was furious.

Long Jiuxing pursed her lips. She didn't know how to curse, but she harbored just as much resentment towards this Eternal Winter God as she did towards Sister Xiaoyue.

It's only a thousand, you might as well not give it at all. Who do you think you are?

Jiang Qingyue cursed, "You big idiot, you deserve your bad reputation..."

They only stopped when they were tired of yelling.

The combined strength of 100,000, built up from millions of crystal cores, almost disappeared after fusion.

That's why they can't find it; otherwise, the Eternal Winter God would have been chopped into mincemeat by everyone.

Long Jiuxing tugged at her: "Sister Xiaoyue, look." She

Pointing to the three characters "Jiang Qingtian" ranked thirteenth.

Jiang Qingyue had just seen it, which was quite unexpected.

Unexpectedly, this cousin quietly raised her combat power to 100,000, which also proves that Nangong Zhao is stronger, otherwise he would not have had more resources to train his subordinates.

"That's fast. In just two days, four more people with 100,000 combat power have joined."

With the addition of Nangong Zhao, who was deliberately kept hidden, the number of people in the top sixteen all reached 100,000.

Jiang Qingyue looked at the few ranked lower.

The two naked men that Liu Yuyao bought with six messages were both middle-aged men, and they were most likely Zhang Yuan, ranked eleventh, and Jia Fugui, ranked fourteenth.

These two are just a tiny bit short of 100,000. If Liu Yuyao takes them back and gives them some crystal cores, it wouldn't be surprising if they can break through.

To her surprise, Li Jianguo, a 56-year-old man who had never appeared on the top 100 list before, suddenly reached 100,000.

Meng Zixuan, who ranked fifteenth, also jumped from below one hundredth to one hundred thousand in an instant.

Even a rocket wouldn't be this fast, let alone a train.

Turning off the personal terminal, Jiang Qingyue rubbed his eyes: "It seems everyone has had quite a few opportunities; we still need to work hard."

As she spoke, she took out all the crystal cores she had collected from her spatial storage.

The first-order crystal cores were the most numerous, and only Little Grey could use them at home, so she placed a basket of them next to Little Grey's nest, waiting for the little guy to wake up before using them.

Jiang Qingyue looked at the remaining ones and decided to start with the second-tier ones. He would avoid using the higher-level crystal cores if possible, since the second-tier crystal cores would be useless once his combat power reached 200,000.

"Longlong, you..."

"Sister Xiaoyue, I'll use the quantum computer, but you can have all the crystal cores."

"That quantum computer isn't very useful, we'll split the crystal core equally."

"One person isn't enough; if we divide them up, we'll run out," Long Jiuxing said, quickly putting on his shoes. "I'll go to the base first and come back for dinner tonight."

With that, he scooped up the baby and rushed out the door.

A gust of cold wind woke the baby up.

"Hiss?" She's back. How can you bear to get out of bed?

Long Jiuxing paused, as if... he had gotten up early.

Fortunately, Sister Xiaoyue isn't going out, so I'll see her when she comes back in the evening.

It's only a few hours; she can endure it.

Inside the shelter, Jiang Qingyue smiled helplessly. Since Longlong didn't want to share, then she could use it all by herself. Now that she was stronger, she could bring back more crystal cores for them to use.

She obtained a second-tier crystal core, which was the first time she had ever used a second-tier crystal core.

To verify how much combat power a single crystal core could increase, she used only one before opening the leaderboard.

Power Ranking:

1. Long Jiuxing, 18 years old, combat power 101000

2. Jiang Qingyue, 27 years old, combat power 100090

"..."

"Ninety or ten points." Jiang Qingyue was initially very happy, but then she was stunned. Something's not right!

This 90 points wasn't increased by a single crystal core, but rather by the Snow Concealment Bow.

The Snow Concealment Bow's inherent attributes can increase her combat power ninefold.

In other words, for normal people, such as Yan Bao and Zai Zai, using a second-tier crystal core only increases their combat power by ten points.

Long Jiuxing gained 80 points, while she gained 90 points.

Based on this calculation, if she wants to use second-tier crystal cores to increase her combat power to 200,000, she will need 1,112 crystal cores.

Dragon Nine Stars requires 1,250.

Yan Bao and Zai Zai need 10,000 pills.

Jiang Qingyue looked at the crystal cores in her hand; there were a total of 8,631 second-tier crystal cores.

The good news is that this time, she and Long Jiuxing don't need to hold back at all; both of them can stack their combat power to 200,000.

The bad news is that Yan Bao, Zai Zai, and Xiao Hui Hui together need 30,000 crystal cores. It's unknown when they'll be able to gather 30,000 second-tier crystal cores.

Thinking of this, Jiang Qingyue took out the Snow Concealment Bow, hugged it, and kissed it twice: "My darling, yay yay yay yay..."

The more I look at this bow, the more I love it.

Without the Snow Concealment Bow, not even one person could have broken through to 200,000, let alone two people.

"Liu Yuyao is such a good person."

Jiang Qingyue couldn't help but sigh. If it weren't for the information she provided and the two weapons they obtained, she and Long Jiuxing's combat power wouldn't have improved so quickly.

One was eight times, the other nine times, which directly reduced the amount of crystal cores they needed to the level of a normal person's feet.

"Achoo, achoo, achoo..."

Liu Yuyao, who was having a meeting at the Overlord Base, suddenly sneezed several times in a row, and tears welled up in her eyes, but she couldn't stop them.

The group of subordinates looked at each other in bewilderment.

Chen Sanyang asked in bewilderment, "No way, boss, you're that weak? You have a combat power of 100,000, how can you catch a cold?"

Liu Yuyao glared at him, but before she could say anything, she felt it again and sneezed several times in a row. She began to wonder if she had caught a cold from being out in the cold wind too much lately.

Suddenly, one of the underlings who had been slacking off exclaimed.

Liu Yuyao's gaze drifted over.

The younger brother trembled in fright: "Boss, I didn't mean to, I just couldn't help it, you guys quickly check the leaderboard."

Has the ranking changed?

Everyone was taken aback.

Since the top players all reached the 100,000 combat power level, there has been no change for a long time; it's just that more and more people are catching up.

Their Overlord Base alone has four experts with a combined strength of 100,000, and the rest are also closely following. What other surprises could there be?

Could it be that someone has broken the 100,000 limit?