Apocalypse: I'm the Landlady of the Refuge

Chapter 34: Chapter 34 Firearms

Chapter 34: Chapter 34 Firearms

“Xingxing!”

“Xing Zai!”

The four were shocked and Xu Siming immediately raised his hand, creating a cool breeze that moved the Crystal Core away from Ji Xing’s palm.

But who could have known that the next second,

Ji Xing’s distinctly jointed large hand would sweep back and grab the Crystal Core again.

The shocked group of four: “?”

Regaining their composure, the four looked at Ji Xing.

He chuckled mischievously, “I’m fine, just tricked you, this Crystal Core…”

Before he could finish, Ji Wanwan walked up with a stern face and fiercely hit Ji Xing on the head with her notebook.

“Is this funny to you?! Do you know you just scared everyone?”

Ji Xing choked up, his eyes brimming with tears as he looked at everyone.

Unanimously, everyone averted their gaze, thinking to themselves: Serves you right! Well hit!

Having vented, Ji Wanwan still glared fiercely at Ji Xing, “Tell me, was there an energy resonance?”

Touching his head, Ji Xing responded with a hoarse voice, “There was, but not much.”

Hearing the affirmative, everyone perked up.

Though it wasn’t much, it was enough to prove Ji Wanwan’s guess was correct!

Perhaps the Crystal Core could indeed be used to upgrade superpowers!

Ji Wanwan’s expression turned complex.

No wonder, in the later stages of the previous apocalypse, Crystal Cores had become a common currency.

By that time, zombies were no longer the greatest enemy of humanity; humans themselves were. Often, they could even harm their own kind just for a Crystal Core.

She took a deep breath, dispelling those unnerving thoughts from her mind: “Since it can resonate with energy, it’s highly likely that Crystal Cores can be used to upgrade superpowers, it looks like we’ll need to work even harder to acquire them.”

Everyone nodded in silent agreement, seeing the determination in each other’s eyes.

“Alright,” Ji Wanwan closed her notebook, pulling out four thin cards from the Space System, “For convenience in the future, I’ve issued refuge Authority Cards for you four.

With this card, you can go anywhere you want in the refuge.

It’s also getting late. Take your Authority Cards and go rest early. Dismissed!”

Qi Hao, the only one among them who hadn’t yet ventured outside to fight zombies, looked at his card somewhat overwhelmed: “Wanwan, you trust us so much?”

Ji Wanwan smiled radiantly: “You are my friends, my partners, I naturally trust you~”

Hearing this, everyone couldn’t help but laugh.

…

The next day.

Seeing Xu Siming swipe the Authority Card to open the operating room, Zhang Tao’s eyes lit up.

For the following two days, the five-person squad split into two teams for their missions.

Qi Hao, a bit scared, pleaded pitifully to be in the same team as Ji Wanwan and Ji Xing, the two with superpowers.

Xu Siming paired up with Xia Li as usual.

After two days, Qi Hao spent each day fighting, howling, and running, ending up with a hoarse voice and trembling sore legs; each day was filled with complaints, yet he still hadn’t awakened any superpower.

Xia Li hadn’t fared much better.

With the previous experience, Xu Siming didn’t dare to take Xia Li to Wanjiale rashly, instead, they practiced with the nearby zombie groups.

Although she was exhausted and fell asleep instantly each day, Xia Li felt content.

Unfortunately, she hadn’t awakened any superpower either.

During these two days, although they didn’t find any Level 2 zombies, they encountered quite a few Level 1 zombies, and the number of Level 1 zombies increased each day.

It seemed that as time progressed, even the ordinary zombies had evolved.

However, these are just theories for now, lacking evidence, and couldn’t be used as definitive tactical information.

That afternoon.

After slaying another Level 1 zombie, Ji Wanwan heard the System’s voice in her ear.

“[Detected 10 Crystal Cores]”

“[Congratulations to the host for completing the task, reward: one Weapon Armory]”

“[Level 1 Weapon Armory issued, containing: 5 Wolf Fang Clubs, 5 Axes, 5 Shovels, 5 Handguns, 5 Machetes, 3 Sets of Heavy Hammers, 3 Sets of Repeating Crossbows, 10 Hand Grenades, 1 Sniper Rifle; Note: Level 1 Weapon Armory, weapon durability increased by 10%]”

[Host can choose to increase any three physical abilities by 10 points. Please select: Physical Strength, Endurance, Strength, Agility, Spirit, Charm]

Ji Wanwan looked at her own panel:

[Physical Strength: 145 Endurance: 5]

[Strength: 35 Agility: 5]

[Spirit: 115 Charm: 20]

Now her Endurance, Agility, Strength, and Charm were all too weak.

They needed to be improved.

Endurance, Agility, and Strength were understandable, but Charm, Ji Wanwan couldn’t figure out what it would be used for.

Could it be to dazzle zombies during combat?

Ji Wanwan shook her head, finding the idea ridiculous.

Since she didn’t know, she decided to leave it be for now.

Ji Wanwan chose Endurance, Agility, and Strength. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

After the confirmation, the anticipated sensation of improved function didn’t occur, and Ji Wanwan felt somewhat disappointed.

But no matter, she had firearms now!

Considering the recent unrest caused by a few little pests.

Ji Wanwan: [System, how many people in the refuge now belong to Zhang Tao’s faction?]

System: [Including Zhang Tao, a total of 6]

Six, that’s quite a few…

Tomorrow the refuge will change its charging method, it’s also time to clean up these pests…

…

That night, Ji Wanwan gathered her squad members for a meeting in the armory.

During the meeting, she deliberately left the door open.

The residing tenants passed by back and forth, always inevitably peering inside.

When they saw the multitude of weapons in the armory, most people’s first reaction was surprise, and the second was feeling very secure and reassured about staying there.

After dinner, Zhou Kai passed by the entrance of the armory.

Seeing the firearms and hand grenades, he paused, giving them a few more glances.

Firearms?

Before the zombie crisis exploded, getting a decent firearm was harder than getting into a top university. As for the apocalypse, anyone could guess that they were scarce resources.

Where did this girl get these weapons?

Thinking of the girl killing zombies every day recently, Zhou Kai guessed she found these while fighting zombies.

Yet, she was so careless about displaying them, wasn’t she too carefree?

Zhou Kai wondered whether she was fearless or just heartless.

Well, it’s none of his business.

Zhou Kai shook his head and walked away.

Inside the armory, Ji Wanwan, who had been watching Zhou Kai, thought: “What was that expression for?”

No sooner had Zhou Kai left than Zhang Tao and Zhu Qian appeared.

Seeing the two, Ji Wanwan’s lips twitched.

It must be said, these two sneaking around looked downright guilty.

If they had looked as openly as the others, they might not have aroused suspicion.

Ji Wanwan disdainfully averted her gaze: “Tomorrow the refuge updates its fee structure, so we won’t go out to avoid being unable to promptly handle any chaos.”

Xia Li nodded slightly: “I think that’s suitable.”

Ji Xing’s eyes brightened: “That’s great, we’ve been tired for so many days, finally we can have a rest!”

Seeing the young man’s joyful demeanor, Xu Siming couldn’t help but curve his lips: “Since we’re not going out tomorrow, why don’t we cook a hot pot tonight and enjoy ourselves?”

“Hot pot?” Ji Wanwan immediately agreed: “Sure! Then the cafeteria won’t close tonight!”

The five hit it off and immediately disbanded the meeting.

Probably because there wasn’t much food in the apocalypse, everyone was extremely excited. As they left, someone inadvertently dropped an Authority Card.

At the sight of the card, Zhang Tao quickly stepped forward, picked it up, and crammed it into his pocket.