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

A strange and unfamiliar fragrance wafted through the air.

A series of notifications immediately followed.

Jiang Qingyue subconsciously thought that her personal computer had received a message, but upon closer inspection, she found that notifications had popped up in front of aliens in several districts.

This included the little peach and the little robot she kept under her armpits.

The panel in front of the little robot clearly reads: "Molecular mixture detected. The concentration curves of hexanal and heptanal indicate that these are the thermal decomposition products of mammalian muscle and collagen in a 100°C water environment for 3-4 hours. In conclusion: Delicious."

On Little Peach's panel, it read: "Aromatic molecules from the ancient soup have been detected, penetrating me at a speed of 300 meters per second. Accelerating analysis... Analysis complete. Summary: This soup is delicious. Long-term consumption can increase potential and advance to maturity."

Jiang Qingyue couldn't see the others because they were far away, but she could see the two hostages in front of her clearly.

At that moment, she suddenly realized why Yan Bao, Zai Zai, and Xiao Hui Hui all had such a fondness for beef noodles and beef balls.

I thought it was because of the taste, but now it seems to be a bodily instinct. They know that this food is good for them, so they like it very much.

A quick glance revealed that people from several districts were greedily eyeing the beef noodles in front of them.

Jiang Qingyue's eyes darted around, her mind racing with calculations.

He spoke to the two little hostages in front of him as if they were children, saying, "Want some? Be good, and I'll give you some, okay?"

The two little hostages couldn't understand anything. Their eyes were glued to the beef noodles, and their mouths were watering. They completely forgot that they were being held in someone's hands and threatened by their parents.

Jiang Qingyue placed the basin on the ground, then placed the two little ones on the ground as well, gently holding them with her hands to ensure they couldn't run away without affecting their eating.

As soon as they were put down, the two little ones buried their heads in their food and started working like crazy, as if they hadn't eaten in eight hundred years.

Jiang Qingyue mainly looked at the little robot. This thing had a rectangular structure and was neither a carbon-based nor a silicon-based life form. Jiang Qingyue couldn't quite tell the difference.

I'm just curious that these iron-like aliens also love to eat beef noodles, and they seem to enjoy it quite a bit.

The leaders of Districts 33 and 34 stood at a distance, watching silently. They had a vague idea of ​​Jiang Qingyue's plan, but since their strengths were evenly matched, they dared not make a move to seize it.

Since their own little one is benefiting now, they're not in a hurry.

While remaining vigilant, Jiang Qingyue asked Yan Bao, who was in her arms, "Yan Bao, can you communicate with these two little ones?"

"Chirp chirp chirp." I tried, but I couldn't understand it at all.

"Is that so?" Jiang Qingyue was also puzzled. Yan Bao, Zai Zai, and Xiao Hui Hui could communicate without any problems, so she thought she could communicate with these two little guys as well.

Unexpectedly, due to the language barrier and inability to understand the reason, Jiang Qingyue believed that it must have been intentional on the part of the Dog God.

Soon, the bowl of beef noodles was gone, and even the soup at the bottom of the bowl was licked clean.

Jiang Qingyue picked up the two little guys again. The little robot hadn't changed much, but the peach had obviously gotten a bit fatter.

Jiang Qingyue gestured as she said, "I'll take care of them for now. Don't worry, I'll treat them well."

After speaking, without waiting to see if the two leaders understood, she cautiously held the two little ones and slowly backed away, always keeping her face directly towards the two leaders.

I finally breathed a sigh of relief after returning to my seat in section eight.

The two leaders of Districts 33 and 34 exchanged a glance. Judging from the human leader's attitude, it was clear that he had no intention of returning the money.

If you really try to snatch it, what if you hurt the child?

Moreover...

The two looked around. Originally, they didn't take this human leader seriously, but now that Jiang Qingyue had merged with the giant crab's quantum computer, his strength was on the same level as theirs.

Of the 100 leaders present, at least 16 were at the same level as them.

In other words, to survive to the end, you must eliminate six opponents of equal strength.

If they could join forces with Jiang Qingyue and the three of them stick together for mutual support, the chances of success would be much higher.

As for the safety of the little ones, they weren't worried at all. This human race had already angered Districts 93 and 41. They already had two major enemies, and if they dared to harm their children, they would have two more enemies.

Unless this human leader is completely insane, he would never dare to take such a risk.

After figuring things out, the two tacitly returned to their seats.

Before leaving, they each chattered away to their little ones.

Jiang Qingyue didn't understand, but after the two leaders finished speaking, she noticed that the two little hostages in her arms were making a eating gesture at her again.

"..." Jiang Qingyue looked speechlessly at Xiao Taozi's chubby belly.

This guy is clearly already full, but he still wants to eat. Is he planning to eat his fill while he's a hostage?

She rolled her eyes, but still took out two more large beef balls that had been magnified by the amplifier.

She had cooked this in advance, and it was still steaming hot. She originally put it in her space for Yan Bao and the others to use as toothpicks.

The two little ones took it and nibbled on it.

Then, while Jiang Qingyue's gaze was fixed on the arena, he secretly put the large beef meatball, which had only a small crack in its skin, into his own space.

They thought they had done it very discreetly.

Jiang Qingyue and Liu Yuyao rolled their eyes in unison.

Goodness, they're planning to eat and take everything.

More people are sour about it; these two families are really rich, these two little guys even have space backpacks.

Among the human race, those with spatial backpacks are extremely rare.

The main god deployed a total of eight spatial backpacks in the eighth district. Including Little Grey, who has his own spatial backpack, the entire eighth district only has nine spatial backpacks at most.

Some spaces haven't even been claimed yet.

"Please welcome the 16th ranked player from each district to the stage."

The voice of the Supreme God remained loud and clear, but Jiang Qingyue could hear a hint of impatience in it no matter how she listened.

Not daring to cause any more trouble, he quickly looked at the 16th ranked player in the eighth district.

Her name is Qi Min.

Jiang Qingyue was about to take out a crystal core from her spatial backpack. She didn't have one, but the big crab did.

Before she could even make a move, Nangong Zhao said, "Don't worry, I've prepared everything for Xiaomin."

Jiang Qingyue realized that this girl must be one of Nangong Zhao's people.

Knowing that she had been running around and hadn't had time to observe this area, Long Jiuxing explained, "Captain Nangong killed a crab and gave the personal terminal to Qi Min."

So that's how it is. Jiang Qingyue felt relieved.

These crabs are quite wealthy. I don't know if it's a tradition of their kind, but they all like to polish their crystal cores into the shape of gemstones and wear them as decorations.

Even without storage space, the crystal core and the quantum computer that Qi Min carries on her body are enough to greatly enhance her abilities.

While they may not possess overwhelming strength like Meng Zixuan, they are no weaker than any of the other races.

Qi Min was holding a pair of huge scissors, enormous scissors.

They went up and started cutting with a "snip, snip" sound.

Jiang Qingyue also discovered that the large scissors were extremely heavy and could be used as a sledgehammer.

In this battle, everyone's fighting strength was roughly equal, and the fight lasted a very long time.

Later on, Qi Min, a large peach from District 33, and a medium-sized robot from District 34 tacitly leaned together.

"Great news!" Wang Defa exclaimed, trembling with excitement. "We finally have two allies!"

The others also had tears in their eyes.

It wasn't easy!

If they had had two allies from the beginning, so many people wouldn't have died. But back then, what right did humans have to form alliances with others?

Jiang Qingyue glanced at the arena and estimated that the battle would take a while to end.

With three equally matched opponents joining forces, even if they can't pull off a surprise attack at the last minute, securing three of the top ten spots shouldn't be a problem.

Reassured, she turned her gaze back and quickly began to check her personal computer.

The first step is to take the giant crab's corpse out of the space and peel off all the crystal cores strung on its body.

"Xiao Yi, Xiao Yi, take a look at this big crab. Let's see if we can eat it to increase our strength."

This crab is quite large; if you shine a magnifying glass on it...

"Ahem." Jiang Qingyue coughed lightly, forcing herself to calm down.

The key is whether it's useful or not. If it doesn't have any special function, it just means you get a little more meat.

"Yes, Master. Consuming one transaction coin, in process of identification."

"The identification results are as follows: It comes from the corpse of a native beast from District 40. It was not released by the main god and has no serial number."

"Xiao Yi is analyzing its physical value, please wait a moment, Master... please wait a little longer, Master... it's coming out."

"Xiao Yi detected a special substance in this body—high-temperature superconducting organic salt. There are two benefits for humans to consume it:"

"First, it eliminates muscle delay: It dissolves in the blood and preferentially binds to fast-twitch muscle fibers, eliminating the production of lactic acid in muscle cells, allowing muscles to maintain a state of maximum frequency contraction for a longer period of time."

"Second, dynamic visual enhancement: This works on the photoreceptor cells of the retina, increasing the visual refresh rate from 60 frames per second to 240 frames per second. To an outsider, you will appear to be dodging as if you are ignoring the rules of physics."

Jiang Qingyue's breath hitched. She looked at Xiao Yi's test results several times, her breathing becoming increasingly labored.

Before the apocalypse, she might not have had much of a concept of it, but she is no longer the same person she was before.

The first benefit is the elimination of muscle delay, which means that high-intensity bursts can be sustained continuously.

Especially for people like Longlong who wield heavy weapons, have high burst damage, and consume a lot of energy, it is extremely important that their muscles are always warmed up and do not become sore or stiff.

Previously, when she was training all the shelter members, she had emphasized how to conserve stamina during combat and avoid unnecessary battle exhaustion.

Especially in situations where you're fighting multiple opponents or in team battles.

The reason for this training is that the body cannot withstand multiple high-intensity bursts of energy.

Now that I've eaten the meat of this giant crab, it means I don't need to worry about my body not being able to handle it, and I can use this ultimate move as a regular method all the time.

Secondly, visual dynamics enhancement seems tailor-made for her.

For a ranged attacker, agility, speed, and eyesight are extremely important. As long as she eats enough, she can become a perfect assassin.

"Xiaoyi, do you want me to cook?"

"Either is fine. The indigenous people of District 40 have some residue in their bodies from consuming high-temperature superconducting organic salt, which is why it's effective for the master. The effect of this high-temperature superconducting organic salt remains unchanged after cooking, and of course, the effect is the same even without cooking it."

"Wait a minute." Jiang Qingyue raised an eyebrow: "You mean, the meat of this kind of crab isn't really useful, but what's useful is that salt it ate that hasn't been completely expelled yet?"

"Master is so clever, that's exactly what Xiaoyi meant."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Qingyue's heart skipped a beat.

He quickly pulled out a magnifying glass, shone it on the giant crab, and then said to Long Jiuxing and the others, "Eat as much as you can! Hurry up and eat!"

Just by looking at her expression, everyone knew this thing was good.

Like hungry wolves pouncing on their prey, one person had a leg chopped off. Those who didn't manage to get a leg cut off a piece of meat with a large knife, and while watching Qi Min fight on the arena, they stuffed it into their mouths, swallowing it quickly without chewing it properly.

Yan Bao and the others were also gnawing on it. Not only were they gnawing on it themselves, but they also tore off a piece with their paws and stuffed it into Jiang Qingyue's mouth.

Jiang Qingyue accepted everything offered, quickly checking her inventory while eating.

The big crab has a space, and she also has a space; the two space backpacks should overlap.

However, the size of the space wasn't of much help to her at this point. Her main focus was on finding the crystal cores and the salt inside.

Even a tiny bit left in the body has such a big effect. If she could find a whole jar of it... she would definitely flatten that big fat cloud and paste it on the ground today, pick it up and roll it into a ball, and then flatten it again.

Open your personal panel:

Jiang Qingyue:

Health stat: 100/100

Satiety level: 202/100

Moisture content: 93/100

Trading currency: 38620000

Space backpack: 15/17 cubic meter

Overall Index: 510000+

Open your inventory:

The first thing you see is what originally belonged to her: various prepared foods and an early warning device. This was the only special item she had, which she had stolen from the zombie king.

Three useless Chosen Ones and a large box of Herbal Doctor Essence.

I originally brought some crystal cores, but I've already distributed them all to everyone.

Two large boxes of trading coins. One of the large boxes was her original box, which contained trading coins that she and Long Jiuxing shared. In addition, the trading coins inside the quantum computer with a spatial function that she had previously seized were also with her.

Jiang Qingyue estimated that it was around 13 million.

In other words, the remaining 25 million or so trading coins belong to that big crab.

Jiang Qingyue quickly found the items that did not belong to her.

It's actually quite easy. Although there's a lot of miscellaneous stuff, the civilizations on the two planets are different, and even the containers they use to store things are different.

Jiang Qingyue examined several boxes of sparkling gems closely; they weren't crystal cores, and they didn't seem to have any energy to them.

She handed the document directly to Xiaoyi: "Xiaoyi, Xiaoyi, check them one by one."

"Yes, Master."

While Xiao Yi was making her appraisal, Jiang Qingyue didn't rest either, continuing to organize the remaining items.

Most of the items were various kinds of seafood and fruits that she didn't recognize. She didn't know if it would be useful, but she brought them all out for Xiaoyi to identify.

Upon seeing several strangely shaped jars, Jiang Qingyue quickly opened them.

Glowing gems, pickled fruits...

"Why are there only fruits and jewels? How much do they love beauty?"

He tossed it to Xiaoyi with some annoyance.

She continued digging and finally saw an enormous, exquisitely crafted box.

He rubbed the sweat off his hands before carefully opening it.

I peered inside with great anticipation, only to find countless crab shells of all sizes.

Jiang Qingyue: "..."