News from the Battlefield
In the Floating Island living room, Yuto Saito and the others were scrolling through their phones, checking the news.
"Oh my God," Ni Shuang gasped. "I just saw a news report saying the zombies in the Northeast were cleared out at 6 PM. The 100,000 troops involved were cut in half!"
"I didn't realize the situation there was so dire," Natto said with a somber tone.
Ruoruo agreed. "Yeah, I thought that with a hundred thousand troops, it should be easy to suppress the zombies."
Juzi added, "Even our Dragon Kingdom, with the largest military force in the world, can't sustain such losses."
"Brother Bing is so dedicated!" Ruoruo said, moved.
Nako nodded. "Yes, they're protecting more people. If even they gave up, the Dragon Kingdom would truly be destroyed."
The Dragon Kingdom boasts the world's largest military. After the apocalypse broke out, even reservists and veterans joined the fight. The air force, navy, and army remained organized. Though some troops had been lost, their combat power was still formidable. It was precisely because the Dragon Kingdom's military order remained intact that Zhang Bafeng could send a killer to X City, applying for a flight route for a private jet. You couldn't just fly a private jet wherever you wanted. If you didn't apply for a flight route and a reconnaissance plane found you, it would issue a warning, or even shoot you down directly.
With the apocalypse raging, people were already panicking. If other countries sent in spies or assassins, it could easily lead to chaos. Imagine if air order wasn't maintained: individuals with malicious intent could fly private planes, dropping a dozen zombies into a city from the sky, repeatedly. The situation would quickly spiral out of control. Despite the Dragon Kingdom's soldiers tirelessly working to maintain order, several cities still fell. Killing zombies consumed a massive number of troops, and local prevention and control efforts gradually weakened.
Sha Ying's Obsession and Discovery
In Shajia, Sichuan Province, Sha Ying returned home after a grueling day. Large numbers of zombies had appeared in the city and suburbs, and Sha Ying had been fighting from morning until night, covered in sweat. After eating and showering, Sha Ying sat on a chair, her expression determined, her heart burning with ambition. "I'm already at 4-star combat power!" she thought. "Yuto Saito, I will catch up to you sooner or later." Upgrading was getting harder, but Sha Ying was confident. To avenge her brother, no matter how many zombies she had to kill, she would persevere.
Sha Ying remembered her childhood and missed her brother, Sharon. She went to his room, intending to look at his photo album. Opening a drawer, she accidentally found a notebook. Sha Ying opened it to find five types of medicinal herbs recorded: Dali Pill, Shensu Pill, King Kong Pill, Qi Gathering Powder, and Enhanced Potion. Sharon had written that he'd met a pharmacist by chance and learned the formulas for these five medicinal herbs. The pharmacist had promised to refine the pills on a fifty-fifty split once the materials were found.
Sha Ying carefully examined the functions and formulas of the five herbs. She discovered that the Enhanced Potion could directly increase attribute points, and the King Kong Pill actually provided a five-second invincible state. Sha Ying suddenly realized why her brother had wanted gold so badly – he must have been making King Kong Pills. In this apocalypse, having a King Kong Pill was like having a powerful talisman.
"Wouldn't it be more certain if I had a King Kong Pill and could get close to Yuto Saito to assassinate him?" Sha Ying thought, her confidence swelling.
The materials for the King Kong Pill were gold, spar, and a Black Turtle. Today, Sha Ying had both gold and spar; only the Black Turtle was missing. As long as she obtained the Black-Armored Turtle and found the pharmacist, she could refine the King Kong Pills, which would significantly increase her chances of killing Yuto Saito. According to her brother's notes, Black-Armored Turtles varied in size and grade. However, there was no record of where to find them; presumably, her brother didn't know their location. Sha Ying searched the internet, but while some people asked about the mysterious turtle, no one knew its whereabouts.
Sha Ying continued to browse the news online and discovered that the God of War Team had opened an account. Yuto Saito was not only looking for ingredients for Enhanced Potions but also inquiring about high-level monsters. Sha Ying didn't know what the high-level monsters were for. After all, only a sixth-grade alchemist would know the formula for the Awakening Pill, and currently, only Mifen had reached the sixth-grade refining pharmacist level.
Farming and Perspectives
On the Floating Island, in Floating Community 2301, Zhou Shuyi told her roommate, "Ruoruo sent a message in the group: we're gathering at 8 AM tomorrow morning to grow vegetables."
"Ah? We're going to grow vegetables?" Shu Nana asked.
"It's good to grow vegetables," Luo Xin said. "We'll have more vegetables to eat in the future."
Liu Yiling added, "Yeah, we can't just eat and live like this; we need to help out."
Zhou Shuyi nodded. "Exactly! I just went to the next dorm to chat for a while, and Wang Yumeng said the same thing. We can't just eat and live for free and do nothing; it doesn't feel right. Yuto Saito has assigned us the task of growing vegetables, and I actually feel much better about it. Think about it: with zombies and monsters everywhere, what's most lacking?"
"Food!" Luo Xin immediately replied.
"That's right!" Zhou Shuyi confirmed. "When we grow vegetables, we'll have nothing to worry about in the future. So, Yuto Saito asking us to grow vegetables was exactly what I expected."
Liu Yiling teased, "Oh, Sister Zhou, why didn't I realize you were so smart before?"
"No way," Zhou Shuyi said proudly. "My appearance conceals my IQ."
"Stop talking, I'm going to vomit!" Liu Yiling playfully gagged.
Shu Nana playfully jabbed at Zhou Shuyi. "Shut up! Sister Zhou is most beautiful when she doesn't speak."
Zhou Shuyi fell silent. You're praising me for not being beautiful? Fine, I won't say another word.