Chapter 459: Trading System in the Apocalypse (31)

"Daughter, you want to go alone? No way! Although your ability is powerful, you cannot underestimate the enemy. The current Zombies are much more agile than before; what if they launch a sneak attack..."

Xie Yongcheng couldn't even bear to think about that scene.

"No, absolutely not! Either we all go together, or you don't go at all. If something happens to you, what is the point of us living on in one piece?"

Xie Yang thought for a moment and said, "Then let's all go together! I will trade for a few Ability Cards for Brother Taozi and the others."

"Are there enough gold bars?"

"Enough!"

During this period, in the intervals when she went out to clear Zombies, she had frequently topped up the Trading Platform with supplies.

Especially those exotic handicrafts and products with intangible cultural heritage characteristics; their recycling value was much higher than gold bars.

Ordinary people turned a blind eye to them, so they all went to her for cheap.

"Then let's just call more people to go together," Xie Yongcheng said. "There is strength in numbers."

Furthermore, he considered things further: if the First Safe Base could not be held, the Survivors there might flee to the Chengnan Base, but the Chengnan Base was already somewhat saturated. The more people who came to Chengnan, the greater the possibility that their own residential compound would be discovered.

The existing residents currently got along quite well and strictly followed the usage rules for the compound's Nongchang and breeding farms, so they would not stir up internal strife or cause trouble.

But he couldn't guarantee the same for those moving over from the First Safe Base, including his brothers and cousins. Having grown up together since childhood, didn't Xie Yongcheng know what kind of people they were?

But after all, they were brothers sharing the same blood; if they truly had nowhere else to go, his family couldn't just sit by and do nothing.

Therefore, some preparatory work had to be done in advance.

"Give our own people more means to save their lives, so they can also deter outsiders at critical moments."

On this point, Xie Yongcheng and Xie Yang thought alike.

"Dad, then call everyone over and see how many are willing to go with us, and explain clearly what we are going for. Once the number of people is confirmed, I will distribute the Ability Cards to everyone on the way."

"Alright!"

The father and daughter acted separately.

Xie Yongcheng went to gather everyone for an emergency meeting to explain the reason for this outing. Those interested in acting together were to board the Recreational Vehicle immediately, while the rest would stay behind to guard the compound.

Xie Yang set about buying a batch of Five Elements Magic Art, all of which were advanced versions; she also bought two bottles of Magic Perfume that could make people briefly lose their memory but had no other side effects.

In addition, she bought a batch of Energy Guns; if their ability energy was exhausted, they could switch to the Energy Guns.

The Potent Potion was bought by the dozen, so that everyone would have some on them.

Although she knew the Recovery Healing Technique, what if there were too many injured people for her to handle?

After spending a few minutes buying the necessary supplies, she boarded the Recreational Vehicle.

Unexpectedly, the Recreational Vehicle was already packed, and even the modified roof was full of people.

Xie Yongcheng also hadn't expected so many people to be willing to follow them.

Fearing that everyone hadn't heard clearly, he emphasized the risks of the outing once more:

"The First Safe Base at the city bypass entrance is under siege by Zombies. We are going to rescue them voluntarily. The danger is higher than any previous outing. Please be sure to consider it carefully."

"Brother Xie! I've considered it carefully! If it weren't for Miss Yang Yang's rescue, my old mother and I would have turned into Zombies long ago; how could we have this comfortable life now! My old mother is old, so I'll leave her to watch the house, and I'll go with you!"

"Right! Our lives were picked up anyway, what is there to fear! My old man's ears aren't good, so he'll stay to watch the house, and my younger brother and I are signing up!"

"Uncle Xie, don't you worry! We know the danger we are facing, and we are all voluntary! Unless your family isn't going either. But look, you, Brother Xie Yan, and Sister Yang Yang are all going, so why should we stay behind? It won't do to just enjoy the benefits brought by you risking your lives! Besides, although we don't have abilities, our strength has increased a lot recently. If it really comes to it, we'll just move big rocks to smash those Zombies; I don't believe we can't smash them to death!"

Hearing everyone say this, Xie Yongcheng realized no one was forced or reluctant; on the contrary, everyone's morale was high. He couldn't help but feel happy from the bottom of his heart, so he let everyone get on the vehicle.

Seeing this, Xie Yang simply bought another boxy pickup truck that looked no different from a cargo truck but was much warmer and more comfortable inside, and asked the Sub-system to help place it at the entrance of the compound.

Except for the Xie Family, the others didn't think much of it, assuming it had been driven back before the snow.

Before getting on the vehicle, Xie Yang distributed a stack of cards and a large bag of Treatment Potion to her father, and also gave him a bottle of Magic Perfume that could make people lose their memory for a short time.

Those remaining on the Recreational Vehicle were basically female companions, including Yang Xiaoyan and the other girls, whom Xie Yang activated.

Not long after leaving the compound, Xie Yang slapped the Magic Cards one by one onto the foreheads of the non-ability users. Before everyone could react, she sprayed them with a bit of Magic Perfume, and Zhong Xiaoshi, who hadn't been slapped, was not left out either.

As for Qin Tao, who was driving, Xie Yang asked Xie Yan to go up and handle it.

Xie Yan was confused up to this point, but puzzled as he was, he still did as his younger sister said.

The perfume took effect, making everyone forget what had happened in the last minute.

Soon, everyone realized they had awakened abilities, and amidst their surprise, they were very puzzled:

"Damn! I actually have an ability!"

"Me too!"

"What is going on? Could it be that we were all bitten by Zombies?"

"I don't know! Oh well, whatever, having an ability is better than not having one!"

"I'm Thunder Element, what's yours?"

"I'm Water... no, it's Ice!"

"I'm Wind Element!"

"I'm Earth Element! From now on, building houses and digging cellars is up to me, hahaha!"

"Wow! I'm the same as Brother Xie, I'm Metal Element!"

Everyone was communicating excitedly. Seeing Zombies walking fast on the road, they threw a Fireball, or a bolt of lightning, or a Wind Blade. Some even directly used an Ice Spear to pierce a Zombie's head.

"Don't just focus on chatting, take advantage of this time on the road to practice well! We'll be facing swarms of Zombies in a while! I don't want to kick the bucket just after getting an ability, that would be a huge loss!"

"Exactly! Now that we have abilities, we have to live even better! I still have to go home and show my old mother! She definitely won't expect that after one trip out, her son has awakened an ability! Hehe!"

"Buddy, let's cooperate. I'll shock it, you burn it, don't give it a chance to resist."

"Sister, let's cooperate. You use an Earth Wall to trip it, and I'll use an Ice Spear to poke its head."

Xie Yan was thoughtful about this. Taking advantage of getting water, he leaned over to his sister and lowered his voice to ask:

"Yang Yang, why did you collectively give everyone abilities? Is the place we are going this time very dangerous?"

After Xie Yang sat down, she had been holding the Observation Panel and paying close attention to the situation at the First Safe Base. Hearing this, she handed it to her brother to look:

"The Zombies are laying siege to Diyi Jidi; if reinforcements don't arrive, it won't last past midnight tonight, and the entire base will be overrun."

"What!!!"