End of the World Cycle

The second floor is the snack area. When I arrived, my mother and the others hadn't come yet. Xie Qin took a quick look and saw that there were still some things. Because it was a warehouse-style supermarket, the shelves were very large, and under the samples were boxes of supplies. Snacks, biscuits, and instant noodles were all vacuum-packed, so they were still edible even if they were soaked in water.

Things were scattered everywhere, and it was obvious that many people had come here after the rainy season and had taken away a lot of supplies. But there were also a lot of leftovers.

When the supplies were being counted, Zhang Mingfang and Liu Bo came, pushing four carts with empty hands.

"Mom, aren't there any supplies downstairs?"

"Yes, we found a lot of canned food on the shelf in the corner, including meat, fruit, and vegetables. The shelf life of canned meat is 24 months, and it will expire in months. The canned fruits and vegetables will expire in four months. We also found a lot of bottled preparations. We loaded everything we could find into the car."

"Okay, how much room is left in the car?"

"Not much, about two square meters of space. There's still room for the co-pilot seat. If you go home directly without resting, there's still room for a lot on the sofa and the bed at the end of the bed."

"Pack more supplies." The person who said this was Zhou Lili. Xie Qin looked up at her and Zhou Lili explained.

"There are survivors in the town. I can see that you are not someone who would kill innocent people. Sooner or later, they will come to you for help. Tang Dingshan is vindictive. There is no way he will not find a way to retaliate against you. Maybe the news that you have supplies has already been reported back to the base. It is also possible that it is not just the base."

"You want me to collect supplies for those people? I'm not that saintly." Xie Qin looked at Zhou Lili and said sarcastically.

"Of course not. If people are forced into a corner, they will do anything to survive. You can give them some hope of survival and gain some benefits from it. It's the best of both worlds."

"What hope? What benefit?"

"Tell them how to get the corpse crystals, and let them use them to exchange for water and food. Facing clumsy and mindless zombies, or facing you. I think they will definitely choose the former, after all, that option has a higher survival rate."

Xie Qin was still young, and only knew to protect herself, but she had never thought of other ways to make herself more relaxed and live a better life. To be honest, it was really tiring to kill like a machine every day.

"Is this...really possible?"

"It's doable now, but you need to gather more supplies and reinforce your house once again. You have water and supplies. You can easily get everything you want in the end times."

"Will too many people know that I have supplies and organize to snatch them?"

Zhou Lili shook his head. "No more than 20 people survived in the town, and there are probably only a hundred people alive in the county base. There are no psychics among these people. Compared to here, the survivors base in Furong City is more promising. There is no way they would risk their lives to come to this remote place to steal supplies."

She needed it, she really did. Time was running out for her. She planned to collect enough corpse crystals before the cold wave, and work hard to improve during the six months of the cold wave. It also took time to absorb and refine corpse crystals. She could feel that after the third level, low-level corpse crystals were no longer very useful for supernatural powers.

If he wanted to upgrade from level 3 to level 4 by absorbing corpse crystals, he would need at least tens of thousands of corpse crystals. Now that he could also rely on his brother and Uncle Liu Bo to upgrade his abilities, he also had to upgrade. Right now, his spiritual and strength abilities were less than level 1, and his water ability was only level 2.

This was equivalent to the amount of corpse crystals required for four people. She had to collect at least 50,000 first-level corpse crystals before she could not go out. She could try it first.

The car couldn't hold much. Xie Qin found the warehouse and counted all the food that could be used and put it inside. Xie Ran controlled the remaining ten or so zombies wandering around, and the five of them drove back.

When I got home, I found that someone had been there. The gate had been hacked with an axe, and there was a rope hanging on the wall. It seemed that someone wanted to climb over but was stopped by the electric fence.

The power grid didn't kill him, but the man was at least disabled. There were no signs of damage to other things, so it seemed that there were few brave people.

After unloading the things, Xie Qin took Zhou Lili to the attic and counted all the supplies, including those in the car and those left in the supermarket warehouse.

"Set aside enough food for us to eat for nine months, and the rest will be used to exchange for corpse crystals."

"You want me to manage the supplies?"

"Yes, you need to store up 50,000 first-level corpse crystals within three months. Second-level corpse crystals are also fine. One second-level corpse crystal is equivalent to twenty first-level corpse crystals."

"Aren't you afraid that I might lie to you?"

"You dare not. You are very smart. I think you should understand that I am the only person you can contact now who can guarantee your safety. As long as you help me do this, I can personally send you to the South China Base in nine months and give you enough supplies to live in the South China Base for three years."

"I am not an ungrateful person, and I will never betray you, but I hope that in addition to these benefits, you will promise me one more thing. As long as you promise, I will do my best to complete everything you need."

"whats the matter?"

"I hope that no matter what happens in the future, there will always be a place for me by your side."

"What do you mean?"

"I just think the future might be scary. I'm not a superpower, and I need protection. That's all. If I come back to you again, believe me, I will definitely be useful to you."

"I promise you."

"Okay, leave the rest of the housework to me. Leave Xie Ran and Sister Zhang behind. You go out and collect corpse crystals and supplies as usual. I'll take care of the house reinforcement and supply exchange.

"it is good."

Zhou Lili rode his tricycle down the mountain to the town alone, and when he came back, he brought four or five middle-aged men with him. Xie Qin was familiar with them, all of whom were from the town. He began to explain the structure to a few people. Zhou Lili planned to expand the carport outside the yard. Although it was the end of the world, it should not be difficult to find materials, especially local people like this.

Xie Qin only stayed at home for a week. During this week, Xie Qin did nothing but learn to drive with her mother. Xie Qin drove back and forth on the winding mountain road for more than 30 times. Although Xie Qin was small, she was only less than 1.5 meters tall at the age of 14. Fortunately, she was strong and it was not difficult for her to drive.

After feeling familiar with the place, Xie Qin emptied the RV and drove the car, with her mother sitting in the passenger seat and watching. She drove all the way to the supermarket she went to last time by herself.

Xie Qin and her mother spent almost two hours loading all the supplies collected from the warehouse into the car. The huge RV was packed to the brim.

Xie Qin was a patient person who had just learned how to drive. He drove slowly but steadily. It took Xie Qin three days to go back and forth. When he came back, the carport outside the yard had been expanded three times. Nearly 100 square meters of flat land had been artificially excavated from the mountain.

Several shelves were already placed in the expanded area. There were a few more workers, five men and three women, all busy making shelves. Seeing the car coming, the two sharp-eyed men quickly cleaned up the place where the car was parked.

Seeing Xie Qin coming from the car, several people looked a little scared. Zhou Lili also came out of the house after hearing the sound. He was holding eight bags in his hands. There were five white steamed buns in the pockets.

"I'm back. It's hot outside, come inside. I'll take it here."

"Okay." Gradually, Xie Qin really trusted Zhou Lili to do things. But in fact, Zhou Lili could really do anything. Xie Qin drove for three days, returned to his room, took a shower and went to sleep.

When I woke up, it was already night. Those people had left long ago. The goods in the car were unloaded on the reservoir. A simple shed was built to block the sun.

In the living room, Liu Bo and his brother were lying on the coffee table writing. His mother was knitting a sweater nearby. Zhou Lili was standing in the kitchen, packing the soaked corpse crystals into small bags of twenty each. After being made, the corpse crystals had become a dessert for his brother and Liu Bo every day after meals.

Xie Qin now absorbs some of their powers every week for 17 seconds. This is the critical point when his brother and uncle feel unwell. If it exceeds seconds, their bodies will feel weak and sore, they will feel dizzy, and their brains will resist and their bodies will twitch.

The strength system has already reached the first level. After absorbing some spirit system this time, it should be able to reach the first level. Xie Qin ate the food left for her on the table, and then went to the coffee table to help her brother and Liu Bo with their homework.

After finishing the homework, Xie Qin absorbed Xie Ran's mental power. As expected, his mental power reached the first level. The first level of mental power was a qualitative leap for him. Before, he could only sense the movements around him and control some unconscious zombies. After reaching the first level, Xie Qin tried to control the people in the living room.

Except for his brother, the eyes of the other three people became dull instantly. The moment he activated his mental power, Xie Qin felt the changes in his body. There was a square crystal in his consciousness, and Xie Qin was overjoyed, it seemed to be his crystal core.

The crystal core is now at the first level, with three colors mixed together, the white of spiritual power, the gold of strength, and the blue of water. The three colors intertwined with each other are very beautiful.

"Ran Ran, can you feel my ability?"

The third-level spiritual power was like a demigod when the spiritual power rose to prominence. However, Xie Ran, who was at the third level, used all his spiritual power to detect Xie Qin, but still could not find any clues. He shook his head helplessly.

"I can't see, hear, or feel anything. My sister still looks like an ordinary person."

Xie Qin thought about her changes during this period of time. What she knew now was that her ability was absorption. Now she had three abilities. She needed all her abilities to reach the first level for her ability to reach the first level. And her ability was not noticeable by others.

She began to worry, because this meant that her ability would only remain at the second level until she found a water-type ability user.

Without any reference, she could only explore slowly on her own, taking one step at a time. First, upgrade the spirit and strength systems to the second level, and then see how things go.

Xie Qin only brought Liu Bo with her this time. Mom and Zhou Lili had to prepare for exchanging materials for crystal cores, and her younger brother stayed behind to learn and protect them.

There is no third-level spiritual power in this period of time. My younger brother is unique and powerful. This is why I accepted Zhou Lili's proposal. My younger brother is the most important reason.

There were many zombies in Furong City. Last time, she only went to a community in the suburbs of Furong City. She killed nearly 10,000 zombies. There was no shortage of zombies. What she lacked was time.

The cold wave was as low as 50 or 60 degrees below zero, so there was no chance for her to go out. It was impossible for her and Uncle Liu Bo to kill 100,000 zombies alone. It all depended on whether Zhou Lili's plan would work.

Another month had passed since Xie Qin left. When they arrived at the northern suburbs of Furong City, they still had about 5,000 corpse crystals. They left with an empty car and returned with a full truck of supplies. This time they found two small food supermarkets and only loaded a truck with convenience foods.

When I came back, the house had changed a lot. The original carport had been expanded and an iron fence had been erected. The shelves inside were filled with all kinds of things, food, drinks, and daily necessities. Only one of each item was placed for display. On the opposite wall was a large piece of paper, on which was neatly written the number of corpse crystals required to exchange for various items.

Such beautiful handwriting must have been written by Zhou Lili. Xie Qin didn't look closely, her eyes fell on the small compartment at the entrance. A small compartment was built with bricks at the entrance, leaving only a door and a small window. There was an air conditioner inside. At this time, her mother was sitting inside. When she saw Xie Qin coming back, she hurried out to greet him.

"Qinqin, are you back? Have you eaten yet? Are you tired? Come in, it's hot outside." The mother asked while fanning her daughter with the fan in her hand. Before Xie Qin could answer, Liu Bo behind her spoke.

"Hungry, tired, and hot." These three simple words expressed everything. Xie Qin looked at Uncle Liu Bo happily. His uncle seemed to be getting smarter and more normal.

Entering the yard, Xie Qin saw a huge warehouse built with brick walls on the water reservoir in the yard. Xie Qin walked over and opened the door. There were many shelves inside, and the supplies were neatly arranged in categories, occupying about one-fifth of the space.

The warehouse was built on a water tank, and it was obvious that the temperature was much lower than outside. There were four large ceiling fans on the top of the warehouse and a water mist outlet in the middle. Xie Qin felt that the temperature inside should be only about 30 degrees. At this time, Zhou Lili also heard them coming back.

"Xie Qin, are you back?"

"Yeah. How's home?"

"It's hot outside, let's talk inside. I just made mung bean smoothie and your favorite Tremella soup today."

"The goods in the car have not been unloaded yet."

"Okay, you go in and rest first, I'll go get someone to unload the cargo."

"Call someone?"

"Well, I'll tell you more about it later. I still have some things to discuss with you, but I think you have to make the decision."

"it is good."

"Then I'll go unload the goods first. You go home and eat something, take a shower and rest for a while. I'll come back and tell you in detail when I'm done."