The dark clouds overhead gradually moved, and the dark clouds pressed over the city, making the gray gate of the base look heavier. Even the soldiers guarding the gate felt that the weather was unusual.
"Why do you feel like the weather is not right?"
"Hurry in. Fortunately, the place we are going to today is not far."
"Let's go back first"
The survivors queuing up at the entrance of the base felt an ominous feeling in their hearts, and the queuing efficiency was greatly improved.
Next to the office building, the doors of two off-road vehicles and four fully loaded trucks opened, and a group of soldiers wearing camouflage uniforms got out.
Plus three white-faced people who are surprised by everything they look at.
"Mumu, take people to return the medical equipment to the warehouse; Zhou Shengge, make arrangements for Professor Zhang and the others."
Xu Qingzhou arranged his work with a serious look on his face and walked towards the office building quickly.
Ten minutes later, the sirens of the central China base rang out in every corner.
"Attention, all base residents. Attention, all base residents. Please go back indoors and take shelter. You are not allowed to step outside until the rain stops! Announce again, all base residents."
Both the survivors and the base staff were startled by the sudden siren, and the sound from the loudspeaker made their panic-stricken hearts even more panicky. .
"What's going on? Let's all go home?"
"Isn't it just raining? What's the fuss about?"
"I felt something was wrong just now. There must be something wrong with the rain!"
"Go home first. This is the first rain after the end of the world. What if there is something harmful?"
"Go back indoors, go back indoors!"
In the office building, a gray-haired old man in military uniform was holding a microphone to communicate with the other party.
"Yes, I am not in a position to disclose the specific information, but it is enough to attract attention. People must be prevented from coming into contact with rainwater."
The old man glanced at Xu Qingzhou, who was standing straight opposite, and said again, "One more thing, we have an interstellar supermarket here that can provide supplies. You can exchange them for crystal cores."
After a while, the call was hung up.
The old man rubbed his tired eyebrows and said, "Are you sure this rain will carry the zombie virus?"
"90% sure."
"Where did this news come from?"
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"Were they the couple who sold you the defense bracelet?"
Xu Qingzhou looked solemn and said, "Dad, the most important thing right now is to build a base and protect the survivors."
"Of course I know. Do you think I'm one of those bastards who only see profit?!"
The old man glared at him angrily, knowing that his son was determined not to continue, so he changed the subject.
"Do they really have a lot of supplies?"
"a lot of."
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The old man said he didn't quite understand these two words.
Can there be so many that other bases can exchange them for crystal cores? Although he just mentioned it to the person on the other side of the phone at his son's suggestion, he actually didn't quite believe it in his heart.
You know, there is a shortage of supplies all over the world right now.
This has become the capital that major bases rely on for their survival, and it is also a weapon for those in power within the base to compete for power!
Xu Qingzhou's eyes flashed under his sharp eyebrows, and he finally swallowed what he wanted to say.
***
At 6 p.m. sharp, the streets of Huazhong Base were deserted.
After seeing the real existence of zombies, no matter how courageous the survivors were, they had to obey the words of the people in charge of the base and hide at home without leaving the house.
Without him, I would rather believe that it exists than believe that it does not exist.
What if it's true?
They can't even afford to eat, and their lives bounce back and forth between life and death every day. How can they take risks again?
It's not necessary, it's really not necessary.
Interstellar Supermarket also sent away its last customer half an hour ago, and the inventory prepared by Cheng Xi two days ago was almost exhausted.
While taking out supplies from the space and putting them back on the shelves, she looked outside through the oversized floor-to-ceiling windows.
Only a rumble of thunder was heard, and suddenly heavy rain fell.
It fell to the ground with a splash, causing a big splash. The gray-black rain was as muddy as washing a black wall stained with ink.
Wait, gray and black?
Cheng Xi opened his eyes and took a few steps forward, lying down in front of the French window.
"I only knew that this rain was abnormal, but I didn't know that it could be so abnormal?"
Everyone in the world knows that rainwater is transparent.
But how do you explain everything in front of you?
Is it dust generated after being rubbed by meteorite piles?
This is unreasonable!
Shen Xingluo took a step behind and stood beside her, staring at the increasingly thick rain on the ground with his dark eyes.
"After today, the soil and water will never be the same again."
The implication is that both are useless.
Without soil, there is no food, and without water, it is even worse.
He turned to look at her, "For now, it's better to improve your abilities as soon as possible."
As zombies evolve, the advantages of ordinary people are no longer there. Even wielding a machete cannot fight against zombies that are about as fast as humans.
After today, the zombies will only become stronger.
The neck is stiffer.
When strength is no longer an advantage, the necessity of superpowers becomes apparent.
And this is a skill that the two of them don't usually use.
Cheng Xi was silent for a moment, and when he saw the heavy rain outside, he followed his thought and disappeared into the interstellar supermarket.
In the space, she poured the bag containing 2,000 crystal nuclei into the purification machine, and then found the start button.
"that's all?"
[Yes, the young lady only needs to wait for one minute! 】
[After the crystal core is purified, it will turn into a blue purification liquid, which is finally put into a vial. 】
Cheng Xi glanced at the so-called vial, which was transparent, as thick as a thumb and as long as one finger.
Something familiar.
It is exactly the same as the carrier of the genetic essence and superpower stimulation liquid produced by the previous system.
"So there is only one kind of packaging used for liquids in your galaxy, right?"
【.】
The system's silence made Cheng Xi feel more and more like she was seeing the essence through the phenomenon.
A minute later, 200 test tubes—let’s call them test tube-like carriers—were loaded, and the machine arranged them neatly as if a Virgo was having an attack.
Shen Xingluo picked up one of them and observed it carefully, "Can ten crystal nuclei be purified into a bottle?"
【Yes! 】
This ratio is relatively scientific.
"So how much purification liquid is needed to upgrade?"
[According to system calculations, 10 bottles of first-level purification fluid are required to advance a first-level ability to the second level. 】
[However, according to the current abilities of the host and the young lady, only one bottle per person is enough to advance. 】
Shen Xingluo raised his eyebrows slightly when he heard this.
The two of them spent more than a month in space, and their superpower training had already reached a critical point.
The so-called promotion, there is only one opportunity left.
The purifying liquid in front of me is that opportunity.
"So power advancement can also rely on improved proficiency. Purifying liquid is not the only way?"
[It can be said that the purifying liquid will only play a supporting role. 】