However, she had never received an invitation from those people and had basically had no interaction at all with nearby ability users.
In her previous life, the moment she revealed her spatial ability, people from the authorities immediately came looking for her.
They were rescuing and securing supplies all over the city, and to them, spatial ability users were essentially walking warehouses.
Su Yun still remembered the terms they had offered her when they approached her: one hundred star coins a day for joining the team on missions.
Star coins would be awarded based on mission difficulty, from low to high, with no upper limit—and star coins could be exchanged for many things.
Among them, the most sought-after were crystal cores that could enhance an ability user’s strength. Crystal cores were scarce, and their exchange prices were extremely high.
Crystal cores were generally produced by mutated animals or plants. After zombies evolved and mutated, they could also produce crystal cores.
When an ability user absorbed a crystal core compatible with their power, their abilities would undergo a qualitative leap.
But crystal cores were not easy to obtain. Mutated animals and plants capable of producing them possessed formidable combat power.
In her previous life, relying on the base and possessing a non-offensive spatial ability, Su Yun had very few opportunities to earn star coins.
Even when there were team missions, everyone scrambled to take them—there was rarely a place for her. After seven years of struggle, her ability had only barely reached Tier Four.
And even reaching Tier Four had cost her everything she had: a Tier One spatial crystal core cost ten thousand star coins.
At the time, she could earn one hundred star coins a day, plus a little extra from small tasks.
But Su Jianlin and Lu Xiumei would often ask her for star coins to cover household expenses. It took her half a year of saving before she could buy a single Tier One crystal core and advance.
To reach Tier Two, the price doubled—to thirty thousand star coins.
And so she worked like an old ox, finishing one mission and immediately taking on another, all just to become a little stronger.
A spatial ability that only functioned as a human storage unit was always the first to be abandoned and sacrificed when working as someone else’s teammate.
What she had experienced most was betrayal and abandonment. The final straw that killed her came from the people closest to her.
Those days had been bleak and lightless. Su Yun’s gaze slowly hardened—she would never walk that same path again.
The solar panels in the shop were all complete sets, with installation manuals placed beside them. The instructions were extremely detailed, down to exactly where each wire should go.
Night had fallen. Using a flashlight, Su Yun placed several selected solar panels against the wall.
She was busy with her head down, but after the city plunged completely into darkness, things were far from peaceful.
Suddenly, a burst of fire lit up behind her. A faint energy fluctuation rippled through the air—there were ability users fighting nearby.
Su Yun turned off her flashlight and looked back, just in time to see another fireball fly past the storefront, its glow briefly illuminating the street.
Like fireworks, it vanished in an instant.
Then came chaotic footsteps—someone was coming this way.
Su Yun showed no sign of panic and continued calmly with what she was doing.
The energy fluctuations in the air intensified. A group of four people hurried past the front of the shop where Su Yun was.
She glanced at the street. After the group left, within three minutes, more than a dozen soldiers poured into the area.
Each of them was fully armed, and the squad leader was even an ability user.
“Hurry, chase them down. Don’t let them get away. Most of the surveillance cameras in this area were destroyed by those people. They’ve probably gathered quite a lot of supplies—we must catch them.”
The soldiers spread out to search the area. When Su Yun came out holding the solar panels, several of them spotted her.
Two soldiers shone their flashlights on her. Su Yun instinctively raised her hand to shield her eyes from the stinging light.
Sensing that she was just an ordinary person, they relaxed their guard.
“Did you see anyone pass through here just now?”
One of them shone his flashlight on the solar panels in Su Yun’s arms.
“No, I didn’t see anyone, but I did see firelight on this street just now,” Su Yun said, tightening her grip on the panels.
The man looked her up and down. There wasn’t much useful information to be gained from questioning an ordinary civilian.
“You’re a young woman. It’s dangerous outside right now—you should head home quickly.”
He urged Su Yun to go back.
“Okay, okay. Officer, may I ask—there’s no food left at my home. Does this mean the authorities aren’t taking care of us anymore?”
Su Yun asked.
“The authorities are already figuring out solutions. Believe me, everyone’s problems will be resolved soon. We’re also clearing out the zombies roaming the city. Once that’s done, people won’t have to hide in their homes anymore.”
Su Yun met the man’s eyes. She believed what he said—because in her previous life, they truly had accomplished it.
Although some zombies in this area had been cleared out, after two hours, more had wandered back into nearby streets.
After returning home, Su Yun washed up and lay down on the sofa. She recalled the words she had overheard earlier.
Most of the surveillance cameras in this area had been destroyed. Didn’t that mean she could collect supplies without restraint?
However, tonight was probably not a good time to go out again. She should get some proper rest and head out tomorrow to siphon gasoline from another intersection.