Chapter 849: Binding the Birth System to Become a Winner in Life Chapter 850 Global Evolution (10)

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Protagonist:

Shen Yao

Having rushed in yesterday without observing closely, Shen Yao looked at the shelter's building area again today and suddenly discovered that this shelter was excessively sturdy.

Whether above ground or below, everything was a castle cast from reinforced concrete, and many high-tech weapons were mounted around the buildings; although they were densely packed and made the interior seem cramped, the sense of security was fully provided.

"Even if wooden puppets besiege the city, we staying in the shelter can still put up a fight."

Shen Chengyu rested her chin and sighed that the military was indeed strong; compared to several other official shelters, this side was definitely safer and more reliable.

It was just that the point expenses inside the shelter were too high; for daily meals and lodging, without a few crystals one couldn't get by, and if they wanted to live better on top of that, hey, they'd be in debt as soon as they opened their eyes.

The four still had quite a lot of supplies on hand; even if they did nothing, they could lie in the shelter for a while, but doing so would attract attention. Although official shelters prohibited internal fighting and killing, there were simply too many survivors coming, and the officials themselves were overwhelmed. If they were unlucky enough to be targeted for deliberate interception, they could only blame their bad luck.

The four went to the Trading Center again; this time they took out some semi-finished products to exchange for points for daily consumption.

Regarding housing, Shen Yao asked about the exchange ratio for Evolution Crystals and mutated plants and animals. Nowadays, large creatures were still easy to hunt ordinary wooden puppets, ordinary crystals were not lacking, and exchange prices were relatively stable. Only Evolution Crystals and mutated plants and animals (special plants and animals) were types for which the officials had clearly raised the purchase ratio.

Because the officials had already researched that appropriately eating mutated plants and animals could enhance human potential.

After getting the information she wanted, Shen Yao did not linger too long at the Trading Center, but instead took Shen Chengyi and the others away to continue strolling around other places in the shelter.

Walking forward from the Trading Center was the Temporary Hospital; besides official medical staff, there were also some medical personnel recruited from among the survivors. They all had professional skills, and now that they had come to the official shelter, they were also engaged in their regular work. Not only could they earn points, but they could also avoid danger, making them much luckier than other temporary workers.

Walking forward from the hospital was a circle of empty land that had just been fenced off, with staff constantly coming and going. These were the temporary workers, paid daily wages, just to fill their bellies and support their families. As more and more survivors came in, the officials needed more buildings to house these people.

Otherwise, delays would lead to changes, easily causing trouble, and ultimately leading to incidents in the official shelter.

"The front is a military restricted area; you can't pass." As the four were about to move forward, they were stopped by soldiers who ran out.

Shen Yao did not argue with the other party; she just nodded and changed direction.

Shen Chengyi paid attention to the soldiers' mention of the military restricted area and understood that inside were the military camp, weapon storehouse, and even the research institute. Things like Evolution Potions were refined and produced from inside, including the crystals they had handed over, which would eventually be sent to this place.

After spending a whole morning, the four had seen everything inside the shelter. What impressed them most was still the residential area where a large number of survivors lived. It could be said that the title of "infrastructure maniac" was truly well-deserved. The state of working day and night shifts without rest made the buildings in the residential area increasingly dense, while also triggering many internal conflicts.

"I'm telling you, you're talking nonsense. Who touched your things?"

"If not you, then who? I put it here and it disappeared in just a few minutes. There's only you around. Hurry up, return my things, or I'll report to the officials and have them kick you out."

"……"

Two middle-aged women were arguing downstairs. People passing by just glanced a few times and withdrew their gazes. After all, this was not the time to watch the excitement. Everyone was busy struggling to survive; only stupid people who couldn't tell priorities would waste time.

Shen Yao and the others didn't pay too much attention either. After all, such things were not uncommon after the apocalypse. Not everyone had prepared supplies in advance, and not everyone had a heaven-defying treasure like a spatial storage. Many people just went with the flow. Being able to survive was a matter of talent and luck. Wanting to live better than others depended on one's own efforts.

Obviously

There really weren't many people who truly wanted to work hard. At least when Shen Yao went to register in the afternoon, she didn't see many.

"Where do you want to go?"

The registration staff's voice was somewhat hoarse, obviously a side effect of talking too much.

"Can we go anywhere around? We want to hunt wooden puppets to earn crystals. It would be best to find a gathering place of wooden puppets." That way they could collect supplies to the greatest extent possible, instead of driving around aimlessly, wasting gasoline and delaying their own time.

"You can go anywhere around, but it's suggested to wait a few days for the West Gate and North Gate. The military is clearing the evolved wooden puppets existing in those two places. They have strong attack power, and it's not suggested for ordinary survivors to take risks."

The abilities of evolved wooden puppets were several times those of ordinary wooden puppets. Even if the military suppressed them with powerful weapons, they would still fall into a disadvantage.

As for ordinary survivors, they were most likely just delivering themselves as food.

The registration staff also didn't want the survivors to die for nothing. It wasn't easy to come to the official shelter. Even if they just chose not to go out of the shelter, at least they could survive on the simple food and water provided by the shelter.

There were evolved wooden puppets at the West Gate and North Gate, but the military was clearing them.

Shen Yao calculated their combat power compared to the military in her mind and immediately gave up on Evolution Crystals.

"Then let's go to the East Gate. Leaving from the East Gate, thirty kilometers forward is a town. There are still supplies left inside. We can do a simple search."

This way they could earn more points for themselves, and also hunt wooden puppets along the way to exchange for crystals.

Crystals were the general currency of the shelter. The longer it was delayed, the harder it was to hunt. The shelter couldn't really supply food and drink for so many people. In the end, they still had to rely on going out of the shelter themselves to exchange for supplies.

The registration staff nodded and also took out an exchange list.

Most of it was building materials, the supplies currently most scarce in the shelter. If Shen Yao and the others could bring them back, the points exchanged would be higher than other types.

Shen Yao did not refuse the registration staff's kindness. After thanking the other party for the help, she also learned that they could set out from the east and west of the shelter at six o'clock tomorrow morning. The four did not continue strolling but returned to their residence to prepare the things they would need tomorrow.

At this time, those going out definitely couldn't compare to the survivors staying in the shelter.

But the shelter's range was too large. Even if not many, added together it was a very considerable number. Especially since the shelter had currently closed the West Gate and North Gate, leaving only the East Gate and South Gate.

One could imagine what a grand scene it would be at six o'clock tomorrow morning.

"Never mind tomorrow morning. Let's rest well today."

Shen Yao waved her hand, and also didn't forget to take out the things they would need early tomorrow morning from her spatial storage in advance. The clothes she used for moving around were naturally dirty-resistant sportswear, including the backpack going on duty again.

"We'll set off by car tomorrow. If we encounter survivors on the road, we can give them a ride." That way they could also harvest a normal reward. Even if they didn't use it themselves, they could exchange it to the shelter.

Having seen the point situation of the shelter, Shen Yao didn't have a bit of generosity. Even if a tycoon came, they would have to budget carefully.

Others also spoke up one after another to supplement some usable content. Besides that, they lay on the bed and closed their eyes to sleep.

Because they were too tired from all the hardships along the way, the physical fatigue couldn't be relieved by sleeping in once or twice. Therefore, after they fell asleep, no one woke up in the middle. Instead, as the set alarm clock rang softly, they opened their eyes and it was already five-thirty the next morning.

Ten minutes for washing up, five minutes for eating breakfast, fifteen minutes to go downstairs and rush to the road, and along the way drive the car parked in the parking space to the East Gate. As six o'clock arrived on time, the tightly closed East Gate was opened, and the crowd lined up in front began to move forward slowly.

The whole process took about half an hour. Because many people were going out from the East Gate, and among them quite a few could only rely on their legs to travel. Cars did not have an advantage in the crowd. If it weren't for a modified off-road vehicle leading the way in front, they might have been delayed further.

Shen Chengyu and Shen Chengning sat in the back sighing. They didn't expect that even the people in the shelter were having such a hard time. They didn't know what those with fragile psychological endurance would do.

"What can be done? Life must go on. If you can't accept it, then there's only death."

Who would want to die if they could live? If they really wanted to die, they wouldn't have come to the shelter through all kinds of hardships. You have to know that this place was transformed from a military region. Originally there weren't many people around. Even the nearest town required driving to get there on normal days.

When the apocalypse appeared, there was a period of chaos for quite a long time. During this period, the military personnel would definitely search and rescue survivors nearby. Perhaps the early survivors were very lucky, but those who came later basically had to rely on themselves.

Shen Yao raised her hand and tapped the steering wheel, controlling the general direction with one hand while repeating the content of their trip into the city today with the other.

The main thing, of course, is hunting wood puppets to obtain crystals; these crystals are what they use for daily consumption, and they simply cannot be economized on.

Besides that, they also have to gather various materials needed by the shelter, especially building materials; therefore the places they must run to are building companies, even construction sites, and even some retail stores involved in decoration.

"When we set out we all received a map of Ping City, with relevant addresses marked on it.

Let's go to the market side first; although the wood puppets inside won't be few, building materials can also fill our rear compartment to the brim, and who knows — the space might still come in handy," making one trip and then being able to lie in the room resting for half a month, this is a very cost-effective matter.

After Shen Yao finished speaking, she obtained the agreement of the three Shen Chengyi; they had no other objections whatsoever, it was just that Shen Chengyu expressed that since they were going to the market, they might as well take the opportunity to search the surroundings — that side includes wholesale and retail channels, the things inside are rich and varied, just right for them who are still penniless.

Even possessing a space, and with the inventory inside the space not being small, Shen Chengyu has never felt she is a tycoon; she is merely a bit luckier than other people, having obtained a space capable of storing things.

Moreover the origin of the space is very strange; Shen Chengyu still feels suspicion and hesitation in her heart.

Once the space disappears, all her efforts will go down the drain; in the end one still cannot rely too heavily on these external objects.

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The car advanced all the way forward, and before long arrived at the edge of the town.

Mentioned before, this town is called Ping City, the reason being that the surroundings of the urban area are all arable land, mainly a great plain.

The population quantity here is not large, but because grain production is high it is called a granary.

Not long after entering Ping City, they saw not far away large round fat drums standing erected; actually these are all tools used to store grain, only after the end of days arrived, the army had already arranged manpower to bring back the vast majority of Ping City's grain to the official shelter; nowadays inside Ping City there is still grain, but it is all petty trifling amounts, the real large granaries were long ago placed under official control.

Their trip this time is not to search for grain, but for building materials and hunting wood puppets, so their destination is the plaza located on the north side.

As the vehicle turned and deviated from the normal route, the four Shen Yao discovered wood puppets wandering around, few in number, unlike when they came to join the shelter and had to rush the journey, only able to tearfully abandon those wood puppets.

Squeak—

With the brake pedal stomped to the floor, the car came to a steady stop.

Shen Chengyi got out of the car first, brandishing a machete, and in a few swift moves disposed of the wood puppets swaying out, conveniently harvesting two beautiful crystals.

"No matter when one sees these crystals, one feels they are miraculous."

Who could have thought, just such a tiny crystal can actually contain so much energy; although it cannot compare to evolution crystals, it is at least a treasure that can be absorbed, just that the quantity needed is a bit more.

Shen Chengyu had not even finished sighing with emotion before she was called over by Shen Chengning.

At this moment they had already arrived near the market; all around were shopfronts with their rolling shutters pulled down, most of the rolling shutters already broken and tattered, inside not much left, after all Ping City is too close to the official shelter, after the end of days began the officials arranged the army to conduct search and rescue on Ping City, these comparatively important supplies were long ago taken back, nowadays what can remain are all dispensable things, the officials disdained wasting time so did not collect them.

"They don't want them, now they all come cheap to us; although the quantity is not much, accumulation of little makes much," look, one shopfront building bit by bit, by the time they finish walking this street, their trunk will be stuffed full to the brim.

Hehehe

Shen Chengyu laughed like a little mouse that stole fragrant oil, pulling Shen Chengning and rejoicing that they were clever, otherwise how could they have thought to come to the market? You must know many people's first reaction is to go to malls and other large plazas.

The things there have been searched who knows how many rounds, they wish they could sweep clean every nook and cranny; anyway Shen Chengyu doesn't believe there are any good things.

"Don't stand idle, hurry up and work, we still have to rush back to the shelter in a while."

Cannot stay outside too long; according to inference from the information released by the shelter, it should be that the danger at night is too great, some mutated plants and animals that don't show their faces much in daytime will all be active at night, and humans are on their menu.