"This is something I got from an old man. He said it was something he confiscated from the Japanese back in the day!"
Chen Yong stuffed the old box and the gun into Xu Zhengyang's arms, then said to him, "The world is already in chaos! Your shelter is built so well; if you don't have some means of self-defense, it's inevitable that someone will covet it and come looking for trouble! There are twenty-three bullets in here; take them back with you. You'll definitely need them in the future!"
Seeing the old Wang Ba box that Chen Yong had shoved into his arms, a warm current surged from the bottom of Xu Zhengyang's heart.
Xu Zhengyang then asked Chen Yong, "What will you do if I take the gun away?"
Chen Yong laughed heartily, picked up a sharpened pitchfork from the ground, and said to him, "I have this!"
After saying that, Chen Yong added, "Besides, your brother is strong and sturdy. With two big men like us at home, generally, no one dares to come looking for trouble!"
Although this Wang Ba box was very old and there were only twenty-three bullets, it was the best weapon Chen Yong could manage within his means! "Thank you, Uncle Chen!"
Xu Zhengyang graciously accepted the gun, then opened the cardboard box he had brought, smiling as he said to Chen Yong, "Uncle Chen, I also brought you some local specialties!"
"What is it?"
Curious, Chen Yong leaned over, and when he saw that the box was filled to the brim with brand new weapons and ammunition...
Chen Yong, almost sixty years old, suddenly blushed like a young girl! Without a word, he dashed into his room and locked the door tightly!
...
In the evening.
After having dinner at Chen Yong's place and confirming that Chen Yong's family had all received the Blood Plague Serum he sent, Xu Zhengyang solemnly advised Chen Yong, "Uncle Chen, you should move down to live tonight. Don't keep anything from upstairs! For at least a month, your family shouldn't even step outside!"
Chen Yong had listened to Xu Zhengyang's advice and had already built a shelter in the yard of his old home, so he wasn't too panicked.
Because of this, Chen Yong's drunkenness faded a bit, and he anxiously asked Xu Zhengyang, "Is something going to happen?"
"Yes."
Xu Zhengyang did not hide it and replied directly, "It's coming soon, and it will be tenfold, a hundredfold more ferocious than now!"
"I understand. We'll stay down tonight!" Chen Yong decisively said.
"Mm." Xu Zhengyang nodded in response.
Then Xu Zhengyang pretended to go to the car and brought back a special antenna and communicator, handing them to Chen Yong while saying, "If you encounter any difficulties, just place the antenna on the ground. Then turn on this communicator to contact me."
"Okay!"
Chen Yong cheerfully accepted the special antenna and communicator, then patted Xu Zhengyang's shoulder, praising him, "I won't be polite then. Thank you, Azheng!"
"No need to thank me; you're my uncle."
Xu Zhengyang said, then bid farewell to Chen Yong, "Uncle Chen, I'll head back now. If you need anything, just contact me directly with the communicator!"
...
An hour and a half later.
The first thing Xu Zhengyang did when he returned to his shelter was to hand the Wang Ba box to Da Bai, saying, "Make me a glass vacuum box, and put the handgun and bullets inside to keep them safe!"
"Understood, Master."
Although Da Bai couldn't understand Xu Zhengyang's special feelings for the old gun, it still diligently executed Xu Zhengyang's orders.
While Da Bai was busy, Xu Zhengyang returned to his bedroom, opened his task log, and checked his completed list.
More than three months ago, Da Bai had already completed the expansion of the power plant, and the new thermal power plant's maximum output had reached 150 megawatt-hours!
However, at that time, Xu Zhengyang was still in hibernation, so he hadn't claimed the reward for completing that task, which was the [Dimensional Pocket Upgrade DeviceV].
[You have received: [Dimensional Pocket Upgrade DeviceV]]
...
[Dimensional Pocket Upgrade DeviceV]
[Effect: Increases the space of the Dimensional Space Pocket to a spherical space with a diameter of 500 meters]
(Note: Place it in the Dimensional Space Pocket to activate) "So this upgrade is to a diameter of five hundred meters?"
Seeing this, Xu Zhengyang nodded in satisfaction, then immediately placed the newly acquired upgrade device into the Dimensional Space Pocket before opening his task list to check the latest main quest:
[Main Quest: Expansion (In Progress)]
[A sufficiently large territory contains enough resources and represents a long strategic depth. You have already established a foothold in the apocalypse. Next, please use the shelter as the center and the Outpost as a fulcrum to gradually expand your influence!]
[Task Objective: Centered around the shelter, bring a land area with a diameter of 10 kilometers under your control!]
[Task Reward: Knowledge Card · Militarized Modification]
After seeing the task details, excitement shone in Xu Zhengyang's eyes!
"Just right!"
Xu Zhengyang glanced at the design blueprint for the light beam tower he received after completing the fourth phase of the shelter expansion task and said, "The maximum energy transmission range of the light beam tower is five kilometers, and the maximum attack range of the Energy Beam is also five kilometers. As long as I build a few light beam towers around the shelter and let the thermal power plant operate at full capacity, what zombie can withstand the fire from the light beam towers?"
The northern suburbs were already desolate.
Moreover, due to the influence of the Blood Plague Virus, there was only Xu Zhengyang living within a ten-kilometer radius!
Since the apocalypse was only three days away, Xu Zhengyang didn't bother to hide anymore!
So he immediately brought his Engineering Robot to the surface and moved the materials for making the light beam towers up, saying to Da Bai, "Dismantle all those solar panels on the ground, and build a light beam tower in the center of the shelter!"
"Understood, Master."
Da Bai agreed and immediately began to operate the Engineering Robots to start working!...
Three days passed in the blink of an eye.
On the morning of October 8th, at 8:12 AM.
Suddenly!
All the Blood Plague Viruses lurking in carbon-based life forms received a signal simultaneously! Following that.
At least eighty percent of the global biological entities were infected by the Blood Plague and began to transform their life forms!
At that moment.
"Zombies are everywhere in the world!"
Da Bai suddenly projected various surveillance angles into Xu Zhengyang's contact lenses, "Master, look! The Blood Plague Virus has fully erupted! Not just on land. Even the oceans of the Earth are gradually turning red, starting from the Pacific!"
As Da Bai spoke, it quickly sent a satellite view video to Xu Zhengyang! The video showed a certain area of the Pacific Ocean.
There, a flesh-and-blood mothership with a diameter of over three hundred kilometers revealed its sharp fangs, surfacing from the water! Thank you to [True Self II] for the reward, thanks Boss, Boss is generous!