Chapter 10

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

An ordinary metal pipe was able to display its might in Zhou Yuan’s hands.

His physical fitness could be said to have exceeded the limits of the human body.

Two low-grade zombies were naturally easy to deal with.

Zhou Yuan quickly wiped the two crystalline cores clean with a rag and held them in his hand.

“System, exchange these two crystalline cores for gold coins!”

[Received.]

The system’s voice sounded indifferent, and Zhou Yuan felt the weight in his hand lighten.

The zombies’ crystalline cores had disappeared.

On the system’s screen, his gold balance had reached 744.

Seeing this, Zhou Yuan was stunned.

He had used an evolution chance previously, so he had 84 gold coins left.

Later on, he exchanged the crystalline core from the woman for 200 gold coins.

Now there were two more crystalline cores, which could be exchanged for 400 crystals, which meant that he should have 684 crystals in total.

Why was it 744 now?

“System, why are there 60 extra gold coins?”

“How many gold coins did you exchange for these two crystalline cores?”

[The system determines the value of an item based on its rarity and energy.]

[These two cores have more energy. Each one costs 230 gold coins.]

Hearing this, Zhou Yuan’s expression turned serious.

He recalled that the two crystalline cores he had just seen were indeed brighter than the one he had gotten from the woman.

Zhou Yuan squinted his eyes.

He realized something.

The zombies were slowly getting stronger.

This was not a good sign.

As this would mean that one day, the zombies hidden in all dark corners would grow to a certain level.

They would start a large-scale operation to hunt and kill humans.

This was something that was almost certain to happen.

In the beginning, Zhou Yuan was also very puzzled as to why the zombies were all hiding and not coming out to hunt for humans.

Now that he thought about it, it was probably because they were all very weak.

A strong sense of danger rose in Zhou Yuan’s heart.

He had to speed up his development!

However, before that.

He still had to search the entire residential building.

If there were zombies in there, he couldn’t let them go.

They were all good zombies that were worth at least two hundred system gold coins!

Two days later.

Zhou Yuan was searching for zombies while he was on his way.

He had finally arrived at his destination.

Unfortunately, he didn’t find any more zombies in the past two days.

However, he did find some supplies and survival items.

Leaving behind some items that he could use, Zhou Yuan exchanged the rest with the system.

His gold coins balance had also broken through the 800 mark, and he now had eight evolution chances.

This made him feel at ease.

He stood in front of a broken gate.

Zhou Yuan took a deep breath and walked inside.

The reason why he chose this place as his destination was because…

On one hand, it used to be an Agricultural University.

There were many fields on campus where students used to do experiments and research.

Furthermore, it was located in the suburbs so the damage was not severe.

The radiation level was relatively low too.

It was said that there was still land here that could grow food.

On the other hand.

It was one of the few places suitable for survival, so it had become one of the largest gathering places for surviving humans.

Well, it was only limited to this city.

Zhou Yuan was not sure about the further places.

Therefore, Zhou Yuan felt that this was the most suitable place for him to build his base.

The only problem was that this place was already occupied by many people.

The melons were divided into various areas.

He needed to spend some time organizing them.

Thinking of this, a cold glint flashed across Zhou Yuan’s eyes.

After experiencing a life and death crisis and killing zombies with his bare hands, he was no longer the young and inexperienced student he once was.

As he slowly walked inside, more and more people gathered around him.

Many people were half-dead, sitting or lying down, waiting for death.

However, there were still some people who looked well and were staring at Zhou Yuan with fierce eyes.

To be more precise, they were staring at Zhou Yuan’s bag.

They seemed to be considering if they should make a move on this strange kid.

Ignoring their gazes, Zhou Yuan walked forward steadily.

Perhaps Zhou Yuan’s nearly 1.9-meter tall and straight posture gave him a sense of oppression after he had been strengthened.

Along the way, there were no ignorant people who attacked him.

Zhou Yuan was a little disappointed.

When he arrived at the core area, the atmosphere instantly became lively.

The noise was endless.

There were three well-preserved buildings in a triangular shape.

Two of the buildings were for teaching. One was big and the other was small.

The rooms and corridors above were filled with people.

The third building was not a storied building, but a standalone.

It was like a villa.

It was the former residence of the university’s founder, which was later transformed into a small library.

However, it was now occupied by a group of rough people, who completely defiled it by eating, drinking, and pooping in it.

Looking outside the library, some people took out the books inside and used them as firewood.

Zhou Yuan could not help but shake his head.

These books were the symbols of human civilization, and they recorded the crystallization of human wisdom.

Now, they were actually being used as firewood for warmth. It was truly a waste of God’s gift!

However, Zhou Yuan had no intention of stopping them.

After all, this was the general environment. No matter how precious a crystal was, it was not as precious as a mouthful of water.

After spending some clean water, Zhou Yuan pulled a person over and understood the structure of the forces here.

In general, the two teaching buildings were similar.

There were many rooms above, and each room had its own owner.

It was divided among dozens of forces of various sizes.

The biggest force here was the group of people living in the small library.

It was said that the boss was once a butcher.

When the disaster happened, he just happened to be delivering pork to the school cafeteria.

In the end, he relied on his ruthlessness and a truck of pork to occupy land and become the King, with many underlings under him.

After understanding the situation, Zhou Yuan fell into deep thought.

How was he going to develop here?

He wanted to build a self-sufficient base that could withstand the zombie tide.

He had to control the entire campus.

It wasn’t just the land, the houses, but also the people!

In this doomsday, human lives were not worth much.

However, people were also a type of resource.

In the future, Zhou Yuan would not be able to do everything by himself. He had to train some subordinates.

However, this kind of thing couldn’t be rushed. It needed to be pushed forward slowly.

The most important thing for him now was to gain a firm foothold.

Zhou Yuan’s idea was to choose a force to attack.

This force could not be too big, but it could not be too small either.

He might not be able to deal with a big one, but a small one would not have any deterrent force.

Then who should he choose?

Just as Zhou Yuan was hesitating and was about to use drinkable water to exchange for information with the locals…

He noticed a commotion at the entrance of the library.

Many people were prostrating on the ground as if they were welcoming an Emperor.

Then, a burly man with a full beard walked out.

Beside him was a charming woman.

Seeing this woman, Zhou Yuan suddenly exclaimed,

“Tian Jinghan?”

Tian Jinghan, the class beauty who he hadn’t seen in two days, was here.

And from the looks of it, she had become the butcher’s…Lover?

Zhou Yuan’s voice was not loud, but Tian Jinghan still heard him.

She looked over in confusion and her eyes lit up.

Eh? The person who called her was actually a handsome man!

Then, her expression changed drastically, and her face instantly turned ugly.

Tian Jinghan’s face was full of hatred, she gritted her teeth and said,

“Zhou Yuan!!!”