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

Lacking trading tokens, Jiang Qingyue's first thought was the official platform.

She has Plant Doctor Essence, and there's no way she can't sell it. Right now, people like Liu Yuyao and Nangong Zhao are all working hard to collect trading coins to upgrade their personal computers. Unless they run out of the essence from the last trade, they're unlikely to buy more.

The official side is different. They have a large number of members and a huge demand for Plant Doctor Essence. They also have plenty of crystal cores and trading tokens, so they can easily afford it.

He turned on his personal terminal, found the official from the last transaction, sent him a message, and waited confidently.

Upgrading a Level 3 computer to Level 4 requires 10 million trading coins. If you choose to upgrade using a bug alongside Long Jiuxing, it will cost 20 million.

Because only the first person to upgrade will receive a notification, Jiang Qingyue didn't know if anyone else had upgraded their personal computer to level three during this period.

If so, she wouldn't wait, because saving 20 million would take a long time. If someone saved up 10 million and took the level-four reward during that time, she would be furious.

Jiang Qingyue didn't mind that he hadn't replied for more than ten minutes; everyone has their own things to do.

Two hours later, when there was still no reply, Jiang Qingyue decided to wait a little longer.

Half a day passed, but there was still no response.

She couldn't resist posting a bounty on the world chat, hoping that officials would add her as a friend if they saw it.

However, after the bounty was issued, Jiang Qingyue stared at the computer many times until evening but no official personnel came.

"What's going on?"

She has always had a good relationship with the authorities, and if they see her message, they will definitely respond, unless they didn't see it or couldn't reply.

With so many officials constantly monitoring the movements of the people in District 8, and her bounty poster so prominently displayed on the world channel, how could no one among so many officials have seen it?

This is clearly not normal.

He quickly sent another message to Liu Yuyao: "Has something happened to the authorities?"

"I don't know," Liu Yuyao replied. "I haven't been able to contact them today either."

Liu Yuyao's answer made Jiang Qingyue's heart sink, and he quickly opened the overall ranking.

First Place: 6th Test Zone - Space Beast Squadron

Second place: Experimental Zone 98 – X Mansion

Third place: Test Zone 46 - Federal Administration

Fourth place: Test Zone 427 – Pan-Human Base

Fifth Place: First Experimental Zone – Yongxu Star Court Executive Division

……

99th: 8th Experimental Zone – Huaxia Headquarters

100th: Test Zone 36 - Male Insect Council

"Thank goodness, it was a false alarm."

Jiang Qingyue patted her chest; that short moment had given her a fright.

She couldn't imagine what the authorities would face if the Eighth District were no longer in power.

It seems that the situation is not as bad as she thought. Although she can't get in touch with them, the ranking of the China headquarters has actually risen by one place on the overall list.

However, since she couldn't contact the official channels, her plan to quickly acquire a large amount of trading currency was immediately thwarted.

None of the bases on the New Power Ranking have been able to offer her millions of trading coins.

Then we'll just have to wait.

While waiting, Jiang Qingyue couldn't be idle, so she took two rolls of electrical wire and started pulling them along the top of the shelter.

After stringing the wires, take out the light bulbs and make an opening at intervals to hang them.

After hanging the lights, I opened the entire shelter again to check it, making sure that there was absolutely no shadow when the lights were on.

They can't worry about what happens outside, but the safety of the shelter must be guaranteed. Otherwise, if they get injured while fighting the Shadow Fiend, they won't even have a place to catch their breath.

As the shelter grew larger, fearing that one set of batteries wouldn't be enough, Jiang Qingyue brought out a second set of batteries.

We worked for two whole days, arranging the lights in the shelter into two groups.

One group is for daily use, with light bulbs only installed in the living area and necessary lighting areas, resulting in low power consumption.

One set was prepared for Shadow Fiend during the fourth cold wave; the switch was located at the entrance of the shelter. This set had countless light bulbs and was powered by two sets of batteries.

She still hasn't received a reply from the official channels.

He remains ranked ninety-ninth on the overall list.

Compared to before, when she wouldn't check her personal terminal for days at a time, Jiang Qingyue now checks it several times a day. She doesn't pay much attention to the rankings within the Eighth District; she only looks at the overall rankings.

As long as she's still on the leaderboard, she's at ease even if she doesn't reply to messages.

Long Jiuxing still went to the zombie base early in the morning and returned late at night, with Zai Zai still acting as a lookout for him.

Yan Bao, the eldest sister, took the initiative to take on the important task of teaching Xiao Huihui to read and recognize characters.

The zombies, big and small, were incredibly busy, some chopping wood, some expanding the shelter, some mining coal, and some searching for cattle...

The little zombie kings are also responsible for digging out the crystal cores of deformed and broken zombies and giving them to those talented, potential zombies.

Since Jiang Qingyue used external crystal cores to upgrade her combat power this time, she didn't touch the one from her domesticated zombie, which grew very quickly.

Several second-tier zombies broke through to the third-tier lesser zombie kings and separated to start their own businesses.

Now, every small hill on this mountain has been occupied by zombie kings of all sizes, who have built their nests there.

Even the Corpse King CEO, who couldn't roam around, was kept busy by Jiang Qingyue.

She picked up a strange hat with wooden nails and placed it on the head of the Corpse King CEO.

This is her newly made lampshade.

It's about the same size as a regular sun hat, but it doesn't care about comfort at all. It's made of wood for support, with a battery on top and small spotlights around the edges. She even made a special trip to the city yesterday to search an abandoned hardware store for these spotlights.

"Let me adjust it again." Jiang Qingyue felt it wasn't dense enough; the bulbs were low wattage and not bright enough.

Jiang Qingyue hung up a few more small spotlights and plugged them in.

"Hey!"

As soon as the sound was made, the homemade voice-activated cap lit up instantly.

"Not bad, not bad." Jiang Qingyue was very satisfied with her masterpiece.

It looks a bit lacking during the day, but at night, when you put on this lamp cap, the area within a three-meter radius is brightly lit, and no Shadow Demon can get close.

With the Snow Concealed Bow in hand, who else would she be afraid of, even just three meters away?

"That's it. Add a lace-up, and it'll be perfect."

Once the first one was finished, the rest would be done quickly. After adding straps to her own lampshade and making several adjustments to ensure it fit her head perfectly, she began making one for each of Long Jiuxing and Yan Baodu.

That evening, Jiang Qingyue picked up Zai Zai and Xiao Hui Hui together, looked at their two thin, smooth heads, and remained silent for a long time.

The little boy looked at the three hats of different sizes placed to the side with his little eyes and said enviously, "Hiss?" Is my head too small to wear them?

Little Grey pecked at Jiang Qingyue's palm; it wanted some too.

It heard its older sister say that there would be Shadow Demons in the future, and that it would be safe to stand in the light.

When everyone else has light but it doesn't, wouldn't the Shadow Demon pluck all its fur off?

"Don't worry, let me think of a way."

These two little guys could actually use a small pouch to put a small light on and tie it around their necks, but that would create a shadow, and besides, the two little guys are too small, so if they were hanging around their necks, the light and a battery would almost drag on the ground.

Although she used small spotlights that were not easily broken, they moved around a lot during the battle. Even a small spotlight made of iron would not be able to withstand such damage, let alone an explosion-proof one.

"Hiss." You're the smartest one in the family, think of something.

"Don't rush, don't rush." ​​Jiang Qingyue took out three large beef balls from her spatial storage, one for each of the three little ones.

Like a pacifier, holding the beef ball makes all worries and anxieties disappear.

"How about I make you a small bamboo basket?"

"?" Long Jiuxing looked at her in confusion.

Jiang Qingyue gestured to Zaizai and Xiao Huihui: "It's like those clothes for pet dogs, so they can wear them. There's a small wooden frame on their back for support. Batteries and high-wattage light bulbs are cushioned and secured inside."

"This way they can be worn directly on the body, but they're a bit clumsy and inconvenient during combat."

"But it's safe. As long as the light bulb is bright enough, the Shadow Fiend won't dare to come near."

"I'll give it a try."

Jiang Qingyue found some clothes she didn't wear often, grabbed a needle, thread, and scissors, and got to work. She's been getting more and more skilled at handicrafts lately, whether it's needlework or woodworking, it's all a piece of cake.

Just as Zaizai finished finishing the meatballs in the bowl, Jiang Qingyue scooped them up.

"Give it a try."

The little one looked at it, and his little eyes lit up.

A striped garment, roughly the same size as itself, with a small rack on it containing a black battery and a small but bright light bulb.

It only requires you to slip it through one end of the striped garment to secure the device to your body.

Gurgle~ Gurgle~ A tiny snake head emerged from the other end, and the little one swished its tail as it crawled around, then turned and tried to turn, wobbling but never falling off.

"Not bad, not bad," Jiang Qingyue boasted. "It has to be me."

"Your turn." Jiang Qingyue scooped up Little Grey.

The little guy ate and slept at the base, and with the addition of many crystal cores, it grew quite a bit. Jiang Qingyue held it in her hands, gently squeezed it, pressed its fur tight, and measured its size.

Then, based on its size, a custom-made suit was made for it without affecting its wing movement.

"Keep it yourself." Jiang Qingyue placed it in front of it.

Little Grey was stunned.

Jiang Qingyue pointed at its little comb: "You forgot, you have a spatial ability."

"When you really need a lamp for illumination and to dispel shadow demons, why don't you just take the lamp out of the space?"

Little Grey froze. Oh right, it has a space! It hasn't been used in a long time, how could I have forgotten about it?

Little Grey put the lamp in its own space, making Yan Bao and Zai Zai drool with envy.

Space backpacks are truly essential for home and travel, but unfortunately, neither of them has them.

Their own race lacks this talent, and they cannot wear quantum computers, so even if they obtain special items like spatial backpacks, they still cannot use them.

With everything prepared, Jiang Qingyue then led the people in the shelter in continuous practice.

In fact, none of the people in the shelter had much combat experience. The reason they won every battle was because of their overwhelming combat power and the advantage of their weapons.

When their combat strength was comparable and their weapons could not suppress each other, Jiang Qingyue realized that she had no moves left.

Therefore, besides Long Jiuxing running to the zombie base every day, she would take the remaining little ones to simulate various battle scenarios.

I practiced everything I could think of: shooting, accuracy, reaction speed, how to conserve energy when facing multiple opponents.

This includes how their small team should cooperate when facing powerful zombies, powerful enemies, or shadow demons, how to allocate enemies based on their own strengths, and who will cover the rear when danger arises.

Through daily practice, although everyone's combat strength did not increase, their teamwork continued to improve.

Jiang Qingyue timed it with a stopwatch. Before, she could shoot two arrows per second, but now she can shoot three arrows per second, and that is without any reduction in power or accuracy.

Then there's Yan Bao. The little guy's greatest strength is speed, but his endurance is lacking. So Jiang Qingyue focuses on training his endurance and how to conserve his energy in big battles.

At first, when I sparred with her, I could only last for three minutes and thirty-five seconds until I was exhausted, lying on the ground, unable to even lift my paws.

I can now last for five minutes and twelve seconds.

The cub's growth is also astonishing. Although the little guy is not much thicker than a chopstick, its strength is amazing. In terms of strength alone, Little Grey and Yan Bao combined are no match for it.

No wonder he was able to drag Long Jiuxing, a grown man, to this suburb even when he was still at his weakest infancy.

If you're strong, then focus on training your strength. You can't train strangulation techniques; it's just a tiny little thing, how can you strangle someone like that?

It trains the strength of the tail tip and the teeth.

Jiang Qingyue had tried it; although the little guy's two teeth weren't poisonous, they were incredibly hard.

Forget about a zombie's skull; even a regular piece of metal would be as crunchy as a potato chip under those two teeth. They don't even have lower teeth, so all they could do was create two holes. If they could bite down together like a human, they wouldn't have almost been killed by a single meatball.

As for Little Grey, Jiang Qingyue thought it over and over again and decided to train the guy's flying ability.

Although it's a chicken, its wings aren't just for show.

With proper weight management and training, he could potentially become an air force member at the shelter.

Before everyone can fly, the air force's advantage is undoubtedly enormous.

Especially since Little Grey has his own personal space. For example, he can put a big rock in his space, fly into the air, take it out, and smash it down.

Even a powerful expert with a combat strength of 100,000 could be easily killed without a sound if someone wasn't paying attention.

To this end, Jiang Qingyue even found some videos of various birds flying on her phone to show Xiao Huihui.

"Think about it yourself. Although I don't have wings, everyone is growing and will soon reach 200,000 combat power. Even if it's not that fast, 100,000 combat power is enough to fly over walls. You need to fly faster than us to have an advantage."

Little Grey looked around at its chubby little wings.

me?

It knew how fast its two older sisters were; it had wings, but that didn't mean it had an advantage in speed.

Jiang Qingyue noticed its confusion and showed it a video of an owl.

"Don't be discouraged. Since we can't surpass them in speed, let's change the track."

"See that? When an owl takes flight, it makes no sound, no gust of air, like a ghost suddenly appearing. It's obviously a master of stealth. You should learn from it."