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

Individual combat power rankings:

First place: Jiang Qingyue, female, 27 years old, combat power 200000

Second place: Long Jiuxing, female, 18 years old, combat power 200000

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

"..."

The room was deathly silent.

They stared at the quantum computer as if they were frozen in place.

Is that correct?

Is that correct?

Is that correct?

In fact, the top-ranked powerhouses are all thinking about obtaining crystal cores to break through the 100,000 combat power barrier. However, what they are thinking about is breaking through 100,000, not going straight to 200,000.

After a long while, Liu Yuyao sighed.

After the crystal core was stolen, she knew that Jiang Qingyue would become stronger, but she never expected that Jiang Qingyue would not only become stronger little by little, but would completely distance herself from everyone else.

While they were still worrying about second-order crystal cores, Jiang Qingyue's goal had already become third-order crystal cores.

There are also quantum computers.

They are currently preparing to upgrade to a Level 3 optical computer, while Jiang Qingyue's goal is already to upgrade to a Level 4 optical computer.

And judging from the current situation, Jiang Qingyue might be promoted to level four faster than they are to level three.

For a moment, everyone was in a daze. Were trading coins and crystal cores really that easy to obtain?

Chen Sanyang, recalling Jiang Qingyue's greedy eyes in the valley, got goosebumps and suggested, "Boss, we're closest to Spring Water City. Don't you think Jiang Qingyue and Long Jiuxing's strength has skyrocketed? Won't they come and rob us?"

The others turned pale upon hearing Chen Sanyang's words.

"Captain, how about we move it?"

"Yes, yes, I heard that the 'I'm the King in the Apocalypse' team moved. If they can move, so can we."

"Captain, Vice Captain Chen is right. Rather than waiting for Jiang Qingyue to come over, we should take the initiative. If we leave now, we can still escape unscathed. If we wait for her to attack, we're finished."

Liu Yuyao remained lost in thought.

Everyone became increasingly anxious.

The strong are naturally unafraid; people like Liu Yuyao and Chen Sanyang would have run away long ago if they sensed trouble. But if they can't escape, then the countless weaker people in the city are even less likely to escape.

In the apocalypse, the most important things are nothing more than trading currency, crystal cores, and food. Once these things are stolen, even if Jiang Qingyue doesn't kill them, they still won't survive.

Besides, how could one not kill?

A quantum computer is a valuable asset; everyone has one, which is like everyone possessing a treasure. If they were Jiang Qingyue and Long Jiuxing, how could they possibly let go of so many treasures?

"Where are all these people going?"

As soon as Zhang Yuan spoke, everyone looked at him.

Although he was bought back by their captain halfway through the journey, it's undeniable that he's a powerhouse with a combat strength of 100,000. He became one of the vice-captains as soon as he arrived at the Overlord Base, and everyone takes his words very seriously.

Seeing everyone looking at him, Zhang Yuan coughed lightly; he was about to demonstrate his abilities.

Otherwise, they would only end up becoming nobody in this overlord's base.

Zhang Yuan: "Think about it, nowadays, all the major cities have their own dominant forces. If we move there, the first thing we'll have to face is these local bullies."

"Having migrated thousands of miles, exhausted both physically and mentally, what will they use to fight?"

"If we move to those deserted areas, what will we do about accommodation?"

Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent.

The Overlord Base is now a large and powerful entity, and relocating such a large base with over 100,000 people is a very troublesome matter.

No matter which city they move to, finding a place to live will be a major problem. After all, they're not zombies who can just dig a hole and hide. They need to eat, drink, relieve themselves, breathe, move around, and have light.

What should we do then?

There was no escape; a sense of despair spread through the hall.

Taking the opportunity, Zhang Yuan suggested, "Captain, why don't we talk to Captain Jiang and offer some sacrifices?"

Everyone stared at Zhang Yuan. Good heavens, offering tribute—doesn't that mean submission?

No one dared to look at Liu Yuyao's expression.

They didn't care. Jiang Qingyue and the others were so powerful; it was only right for them to lower their heads.

But their own captain, as the master of the Overlord Base, also possesses the reborn's diary, and is destined to achieve great things.

If I were to bow down to Jiang Qingyue today, it would be a great disgrace in my life. Unless I kill Jiang Qingyue one day, this disgrace will haunt me for the rest of my life.

After a long pause, Liu Yuyao finally said, "I'll handle Jiang Qingyue's situation. Don't worry, I have Wang Dawei's diary. That's her most valuable possession. Even if she comes, she'll only come to me."

"As for your personal computers and those meager rations, Jiang Qingyue doesn't care about them at all these days, so don't worry about them."

"Instead of wasting this time, we should look for clues about zombies and improve our own strength."

It was that same old topic again, and everyone's faces fell.

Is it that they don't want to look for it?

I can't find it!

Zombies are incredibly cunning. They can dig a hole, seal the entrance, and then cover it with snow, leaving no trace whatsoever.

They used every means at their disposal.

Everyone says dogs have a keen sense of smell, and zombies stink, so even their dogs are using it.

But it was hiding inside the mountain, with the cave entrance sealed tightly, so not a single scent could escape, and even the dog's keen nose was useless.

They even used scientific methods, such as thermal imagers.

As it turns out, zombies have no body temperature, and in the face of thermal imaging, they are no different from rocks.

If you want to find it, you can only find a mountain and use the most primitive method: dig.

Whether you find anything or not depends entirely on luck. Sometimes you work for ten days or half a month, consuming a lot of food, but you don't find a single zombie. You have to move to another place to continue digging.

"Boss, why don't we ask Captain Jiang about it? You have that diary, right? It must contain some top-secret information. Let's trade it with Jiang Qingyue and see if we can get her method for finding zombies." A henchman urged.

Crystal cores are the only way for everyone to become stronger. Without crystal cores, everyone can only watch helplessly.

Jiang Qingyue was able to quickly increase her strength to 200,000, which clearly means she has mastered a method for finding zombies. Otherwise, how would she have collected so many second-tier crystal cores?

"That's right, boss. I think it's worth it. Although the cost is not small, once we master this method, it can be used universally and continuously. We can even sell it to other forces."

"Are you all dumbfounded?" Someone calmed down from their excitement and reminded them, "Don't forget, Jiang Qingyue is also a reincarnated person, and so is Wang Dawei. Even though our boss has a notebook, Wang Dawei couldn't possibly have recorded everything in it, could he? There must be some omissions."

"In other words, the boss might not even have as many secrets as Jiang Qing, so why would he be willing to trade them?"

Everyone was stunned for a moment before realizing that it made sense.

For example, Jiang Qingyue knew how to find zombies, but their captain didn't.

Clearly, Wang Dawei either didn't know this method, or he knew it but didn't write it down in his diary, which is why his eldest son didn't know.

"Damn Wang Dawei!"

Thinking of this, everyone angrily cursed Wang Dawei countless times.

Liu Yuyao sat at the head of the table and watched, without explaining to everyone that Jiang Qingyue was not a reincarnated person.

However, Jiang Qingyue does indeed possess a method for quickly obtaining crystal cores. Either she previously purchased and bred a large number of zombie kings, which yielded positive results, or she has a method for tracking zombies, possibly using a special item, perhaps even more advanced than the one she possesses, capable of precisely pinpointing the zombie's location.

But no matter which one it is, the other party will not tell her unless she can immediately revive Jiang Qingyue's parents.

Only after everyone had vented their anger did she stand up and clap her hands.

The entire hall fell silent instantly.

"You don't need to worry about dealing with Jiang Qingyue; I'll handle that myself. Now everyone listen up: within half a month, use every method to find the zombie's lair. Once you find it, come back and report immediately."

"We should improve our skills as much as possible during this period. After half a month, regardless of whether we have found them or not, all those who went out must return to the base."

Those familiar with Liu Yuyao know that something big is about to happen.

"Captain, is it that serious?"

Liu Yuyao nodded: "In half a month, the major bases will face the first wave of zombies, which will be the first direct battle between human bases and zombies."

"You guys in charge of logistics, don't go out for the next few days. Arrange for the vulnerable, the elderly, and children to stay near my house in the safest location, and at the same time, reinforce the city walls."

He then looked at his capable deputies: "You are all deputy captains of the base. Your combat strength is not just 100,000, but it's not far from it. You will all be the main force in defending the city. If necessary, you will go out of the city to fight the zombies with all your might. Keep your spirits up."

"If anyone's performance declines due to alcohol, women, or other reasons, causing my plans to go wrong, I will kill him to boost morale."

Everyone was startled: "Yes."

……

In the shelter, the hot pot was bubbling and gurgling.

One side has a clear broth base, which is mostly filled with meatballs and beef.

On the other side is the red oil broth, which contains a much wider variety of ingredients, including all kinds of vegetables, mushrooms, meatballs, meat, kelp, and tofu skin.

Jiang Qingyue took out five small wine cups and a wine jar, which was brought from home to the shelter during the move. It was a wine made by her father before his death, made from jujube seeds.

She poured herself a full glass, and the rest of the people each took a small sip.

"Come on, cheers!"

"Cough cough cough~"

A burst of noisy coughing followed, and then Jiang Qingyue received four pairs of resentful eyes.

Long Jiuxing: "Sister Xiaoyue, you're so naughty!"

Yan Bao: "Chirp~" It doesn't taste good.

Baby: "Hiss." You actually treat something this spicy like a treasure?

Little Grey: "Coo coo?" Am I being pickled?

"Haha." Jiang Qingyue laughed heartily: "It's like this the first time you drink it, but you'll like it once you get used to it."

All four heads shook their heads in unison.

Jiang Qingyue didn't force her: "Fine, if you don't like it, you don't have to. Let me look around, I think there are some drinks that are more palatable."

She didn't buy any drinks, but she remembered that there were a few bottles at home when she moved, so she brought them all to the shelter. There were also a few bags of potato chips and other snacks. Before, when she was too lazy to cook, she would rely on snacks and drinks to fill her stomach at night.

After searching for a while, I finally found it in the food section. It was placed a bit far away and frozen solid, so I brought it to the fire to thaw slowly.

"Come on, let's eat hot pot first, then we can drink it later." Jiang Qingyue stood up and scooped meatballs for everyone.

Aside from the baby's needs being cut into small pieces, Little Grey and Yan Bao were given whole pieces each, one of them could peck at them, and the other could hug and gnaw on them.

"Come on, congratulations to our Little Grey! Your combat power has reached 100,000. There are no weaklings left in our shelter."

Little Grey covered its face with its wings and said, "Coo-coo!" Thank you everyone.

The little guy was quite guilty. After all, since arriving at the shelter, it had just been sleeping all day and hadn't helped at all. As a result, it had been eating the alien crystal cores that everyone else didn't need, and that's how it caught up with them.

"Here you go, little one, you've worked so hard these past few days. I've made it into tiny pieces for you. Have you forgotten about how you almost got one-shotted by a dumpling last time?"

"And Yan Bao, here, this biggest one is for you. You've been working hard with me killing zombies lately, so eat more. There's plenty of beef and meatballs for tonight."

She's become quite domineering these days.

With the item amplifier and the knowledge that there's a cow in this Spring City, there's no need to be stingy anymore.

Although the cow hasn't been brought back yet, Quanshui City is now her domain. With so many zombies out searching, she could catch not just a cow, but even a fly.

There won't be a shortage of beef at all by then.

"Come on, congratulations on our Longlong's combat power exceeding 200,000."

"Thank you, Sister Xiaoyue." Long Jiuxing blew on the fish ball, stuffed it into his mouth, and squinted his eyes in enjoyment.

Mmm, this fish ball smells especially good today.

"Finally, congratulations to myself, I can finally catch my breath. The others shouldn't be able to catch up anytime soon. Our next goal is to upgrade our quantum computer to level four, get another round of rewards, and then go fishing."

"Fishing?" Long Jiuxing asked, puzzled.

"Uh..." Jiang Qingyue coughed dryly. This loose tongue almost gave him away. He had only drunk one cup. Was the jujube wine his father made really that strong? He was drunk after just one cup?

"Sister Xiaoyue?"

"What I mean is, once we upgrade to level four quantum computer and get the rewards, our strength will definitely become stronger. Then we can go out and see if there are any suckers like Wang Longhua and Liu Yuyao who might give us a whole bunch of stuff."

"Or there might be people who don't know us, who think we're weak and want to steal something. In that case, we can turn the tables and get a bunch of stuff for free."

"That's probably impossible." Long Jiuxing didn't think much of it: "There aren't many people around Quanshui City."

"That's true. Let's not talk about that. Come on, let's eat. Let's upgrade the quantum computer to level four first. Hopefully, we can get a tie for first place this time too."

Even though she knew that the main god should have fixed the bug, Jiang Qingyue still decided to give it a try.

If two are not acceptable, one reward is also acceptable; either way, it's not a loss.

I just hope the special items they give out aren't too useless. People are smarter these days; they don't get all excited about special items anymore.

Some niche items are quite useless and don't sell well, nor do they fetch much price. Keeping them for yourself is pointless, as you don't really need them.

Jiang Qingyue suddenly felt a little worried when she thought about how she had been cursing the Eternal Winter God for no reason lately.

Could it be that the main god deliberately gave her the most useless special item when she upgraded her quantum computer to level four?

For example, a child of divine retribution, or something similar?

That would be a real disaster, even worse than not having any special items at all.

How about we find someone else?

Long Jiuxing didn't complain, but if only Long Jiuxing leveled up four times, she wouldn't be able to exploit the bug to get two rewards...

What should I do? I'm in a panic!