My apocalyptic heroine has come true

When Xiao La saw with his own eyes the drones peeling out the energy crystals from the mutant species' bodies, loading them onto trucks, and transporting them away, he felt envy, jealousy, and a hint of anger.

These resources should have belonged to him...

Most of those mutant species appeared around Shelter 2737. Logically, the energy crystals in their bodies should also belong to Shelter 2737.

In the past, Xiao La’s firepower was not enough to kill them easily.

Their terrifying defensive capabilities, their tendency to travel in groups, and their sudden appearance during the day made Xiao La classify this mutant species as one that should be avoided if possible.

But things are different now.

Now, after purifying potassium nitrate, Xiao La is also capable of producing armor-piercing ammunition.

Although we can't say there are hundreds of them, it is not difficult to deal with a dozen of them at a time.

however.

He could only watch his neighbors come to his door to collect vegetables, and then return home with a full load.

Xiao Lai once suggested that the other party give half of the spoils to him.

But they were all rejected by the owner of the Ark Shelter.

Unfortunately, Xiao La couldn't resist.

This time he resisted and refused to allow the Ark Shelter to assist him.

So what about next time?

What if more mutants appear next time, too many for our firepower to repel, too many for the shelter's outer walls to withstand...

Then it will be like last time, where even the door cannot be opened.

Even next time, those mutant species will rush out directly.

When that time really comes, there will be no one to help.

Xiao Ba knew a little about the character of the owner of the Ark Shelter.

The other person is not the kind of person who can be waved away by oneself.

If I stop him this time, he won't lend me a helping hand next time.

anyway……

Can I really stop him?

"The mutant species that appeared during the day have been temporarily stopped, but what should we do about this neighbor? We don't want to raise a tiger that will cause trouble later..."

"With so many energy crystals...how many advanced weapons and equipment can he buy?"

Xiao Ba took a deep puff of his cigarette anxiously.

His eyes, full of anger, were fixed on the residents on the ground who were busy carrying the corpses.

Now, although Xiao La could not fully infer Fang Ming's motives, there was one thing he could be completely sure of.

That is……

The other party is stalling for time.

Xiao La is not blind. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the owner of the Ark Shelter is taking advantage of the mutant spiders' ability to reproduce and increase in number to harvest energy crystals.

It doesn’t matter at the Ark Shelter, as these mutant spiders rarely appear there anyway.

But Shelter 2737 is different.

As the number of mutant spiders increases, Shelter 2737 is on the verge of collapse. However, the Ark Shelter is not only safe, but can even benefit from it at this critical moment.

"Liar, you fucking lied to me!"

When Xiao Ba thought of this, he became furious.

He crushed the cigarette in his hand into powder with force, and the mechanical arm in his right hand made a harsh metallic sound from the friction.

"We clearly agreed to work together to solve the problem and create stronger weapons to destroy those white people's nests. I've even paid for the ammunition. Damn it. Why are you dragging your feet and not taking any action at all?"

Xiao Ba clenched his fists tightly.

The Ark Shelter is developing, the mutant species are getting stronger, and only Shelter 2737 is at an absolute passive disadvantage.

This was the result he least wanted to see.

If this continues, my shelter will be destroyed sooner or later!

Chapter 93 Cold Tombstone

Outside the gate of Shelter 2737.

It was exceptionally quiet outside today. With the wind dropping, the dust in the air no longer had the sharp edge it once had.

The dust settled and dissipated, and the view became much wider.

However, this is not a good thing for scavengers.

Now that the atmosphere is severely damaged, ultraviolet rays have become another natural disaster for this earth. Instead, the sandstorms roaring in the air have become a natural barrier to human survival.

The woman was wearing thin protective clothing and working hard with her colleagues.

Their task today is to clean up the remains of mutant spiders that had not been completely cleaned up yesterday.

If they are lucky, they may find energy crystals missed by the drones. Each energy crystal can allow the picker to exchange for one more day's food, so they are particularly careful and meticulous when cleaning.

"This is……"

Shi Yi found a pea-sized energy crystal from a bunch of blurry arthropod fragments.

A hint of surprise flashed in her eyes, and she quickly picked it out from the gap between the joints.

The moment he got it, Shi Yi noticed the unfriendly gazes of several people around him.

These people are the thugs of the administrator Xiao La, and their main job is to supervise the work of these low-level residents.

Xiao La is a person who values ​​money more than his life. He keeps a close eye on the energy crystals. If anyone dares to hide the energy crystals, he will be beaten to a bloody pulp at best. At worst... no one will care even if he is beaten to death.

A thin man walked over, opened the small wooden box in his hand, and motioned Shi Yi to throw the things in.

Shi Yi chose to hand it over without any concern.

"Wait a moment……"

After seeing the scattered fragments in the box in the man's hand, Shi Yi was stunned.

She tucked her short hair behind her ears and walked quickly forward.

"The colors of these energy crystals are wrong."

Shi Yi pointed at two of the energy crystals.

Visible to the naked eye, these two energy crystals are lighter in color and closer to cyan compared to the surrounding azure fragments.

"It's just the color difference caused by sunlight."

The man said this with disdain, then he closed the box preciously and walked away.

Shi Yi wanted to refute that the energy crystals would not change color due to their size, and under the same environment, it was even less likely that the colors they presented would be different.

But obviously, the other party doesn't care about what he thinks.

Shi Yi watched the man walk away quietly and said nothing in the end.

"sister,"

Not far away, Shi Si saw this situation and walked over quickly. He whispered behind Shi Yi.

"I discovered this this morning as well. I found one of the two cyan energy crystals you saw... I found it inside a blue-black spider's leg."

Hearing his brother's voice behind him, Shi Yi looked back in surprise.

"...are they those newly emerged mutant species?"

Shi Si nodded, lowered his voice and continued.

"Judging from the length of its legs, it's probably a smaller Black Spear Spider. Those little spiders are very flexible, and their body color has gradually faded from black to blue. I took the energy crystals inside it and briefly tested their hardness. Their hardness is similar to that of ordinary energy crystals, but there's a noticeable difference in their energy wavelength."

"Can you also measure the wavelength of energy?" Shi Yi asked in a low voice.

"...I made this little gadget while I was working on something at the Ark Shelter a while ago, and the owner of the Ark Shelter gave it to me. It's just a small test pen with a very simple function." Shi Si paused and continued, "Compared to this, I think I discovered something more serious."

Shi Yi looked at him with wide eyes, waiting for her brother to continue.

"Those small blue black-spear spiders, the energy crystals within their bodies, the wavelengths they emit... are a signal that they are about to release energy."

Shi Si pushed his glasses up, his voice trembling slightly.

"They seem like they're going to explode at any moment."

When Shi Yi heard this, his face turned pale in an instant: "What did you say?!"

……

Suburban, public cemetery.

Accompanied by nanny Aunt Wang Hongxia, Fang Ming came here for the first time.

Today is Qingming Festival, a day to commemorate the deceased. Vehicles entering and leaving the cemetery lined up in a long queue at the entrance early in the morning.

Outside the window, passers-by were holding chrysanthemums in their hands, and the bright golden color was particularly dazzling under the sunlight.

When Fang Ming came to his senses, the ground under his feet had changed from a car mat to a cold, blue-gray stone slab.

A bunch of golden chrysanthemums appeared in his arms.

Fang Ming closed his eyes uncomfortably. The bunch of chrysanthemums in his field of vision seemed to be reflected on his retina. Every time he moved his eyeballs, a golden glare would appear.

After calming down, Fang Ming finally saw the names engraved on the three tombstones clearly.

These words have not yet been corroded by time, and they are so new that they are uncomfortable.

Wang Hongxia put on a pair of gloves and simply picked up the leaves in front of the grave. Then she placed fruit and two bowls of sake in front of the adult's grave. In front of the small tombstone of Fang Ming's sister, she placed a box of beautiful fruit candies.

Wang Hongxia didn't say much, but just looked at Fang Ming in the wheelchair reluctantly, turned around and went back to the car to wait with tears in her eyes.

Fang Ming waited until she was far away before he slowly stood up.

There are many people in wheelchairs in the cemetery, but most of them are elderly people with limited mobility who come to visit their deceased wives or husbands.