“Wait, what about the energy biscuits and water? I saw earlier—this small biscuit tin is compressed to hold a thousand energy biscuits.
And this water bottle—it’s less than a liter in volume, but it stores a ton of water inside. These should be worth quite a bit.”
[It’s just a simple compression technique for the same material; the value is too low. If the Host insists, the System can recycle these two pieces of trash at a price of 0.1 Opportunity Points.]
“Then forget it. Keep this box of biscuits and water stored in the warehouse. Help me convert everything else into Opportunity Points!”
[Host, you’re really picking up sesame seeds and dropping the watermelon—that Supply Crate is a good find!]
She crouched down and knocked on the metal crate on the ground. Where her knuckles touched, the surface was ice-cold. “This piece of junk is worth something?”
[C-grade Supply Crate, recycling price: 100 Opportunity Points.]
“Only a hundred, huh. Don’t tell me the reason you said 100,000 Opportunity Points isn’t hard to gather is because of this crate.”
[Host, don’t forget—in this apocalypse novel, Airdrop crates like this randomly fall across various locations at regular intervals.
Even those Airdrop crates that have already been looted—others can’t carry them away either.
And this is only a C-grade crate. A B-grade crate recycles for 1,000 Opportunity Points, an A-grade crate for 10,000 Opportunity Points, and an S-grade crate goes as high as 100,000 Opportunity Points.]
“Really?” If she could find an S-grade Supply Crate, wouldn’t she be able to directly exchange it for an Omni-type Shelter in the System Mall?
But then she suddenly noticed a point in the System’s words and asked.
“Others can’t carry them away? Is this crate heavy?”
[Why doesn’t the Host give it a try?]
Hua Wuyan refused to believe it. She stepped forward, planted her stance, bent down, and strained—”Hmph!”
“Crack!”
[Host, what was that sound?]
“Are you blind? I threw out my back.” Twisting her waist at Mid-stage Qi Condensation—what a complete loss of face.
[Host, the material of this crate weighs a hundred jin per 0.01 square centimeter. Unless someone is a Level 5 or above High-tier Strength-type Ability User, no one can move it.]
“How can this thing be so heavy?”
[That’s the property of this material—it’s heavy.
There’s plenty of it in the other world. Though heavy, it has good ductility and is easy to shape, so it’s generally used as a medium for storing items. Like safes, warehouses, and such.]
“Alright, recycle it first. I need to exchange for some tendon-strengthening and bone-fortifying medicine.”
[System recycling in progress…]
The Supply Crate vanished in a flash of blue light.
[Laser weapon: 25 Opportunity Points
Armor: 5 Opportunity Points
Tactical boots: 5 Opportunity Points
Tactical gloves: 5 Opportunity Points
Protective shield: 10 Opportunity Points
Weapon Storage Ring: 15 Opportunity Points
C-grade Supply Crate: 100 Opportunity Points
Total recycling price: 165 Opportunity Points. After deducting the 0.1 Opportunity Point loan for the Host, the actual credited amount is 164.5. The Host’s Opportunity Point balance is 164.5.]
“Hurry up and exchange for the medicine!”
[10 Opportunity Points deducted. The System has exchanged for Purple Jade Tendon-Strengthening Powder. The Host should take it now.]
Hua Wuyan swallowed the medicine and immediately felt her waist loosen, the pain from the strain vanishing without a trace.
“This Purple Jade Tendon-Strengthening Powder is truly a wonderful thing—I feel like my entire body’s tendons and bones have become much more clear and unobstructed.”
The airdrop crate grabbing in the book was a complete side storyline, perfectly interwoven into the main plot.
In other words, there were quite a few such airdrop supply crates across the entire Blue Star.
If she could exchange all the supply crates for Opportunity Points, her life in this apocalyptic world would become absolutely delightful.
No shortage of food, no fear of zombies, and she could even take in a few little M-dogs like Ouyang Huiye by her side… a blissful, joyful life indeed.
Then why would she even bother returning to the Cultivation Realm?
Abandon one Heavenly Dao Sovereign, and there would be countless little Ouyang dogs surrounding her.
Wonderful, delightful!
【Host, the Providence Quest has been completed, reward: 10 Opportunity Points. The System has detected that the female lead Xu Qingtian and her group are less than five hundred meters away. Does the Host wish to wait for them to arrive?】
“Why would I wait for them to come over? I can’t kill them, and they’re just a bunch of troublesome brats.”
【The area where the female lead is located may trigger new Providence Quests.]
“Wait! I’m waiting precisely for that little white lotus Xu Qingtian.”
Xu Qingtian’s group were all ordinary people, and she was now at Mid-stage Qi Condensation with a formidable physique.
She could take on fifty zombies at once with her immense strength—why would she fear a dozen or so ordinary mortals?
Not earning Opportunity Points when she could would be a fool’s move!
Still, just to be safe, she browsed the System Mall and reluctantly spent 60 Opportunity Points to exchange for a bright red Flowing Immortal Gown.
【Ice Silkworm Flowing Immortal Gown: A gown woven from silk spun by colorful ice silkworms, with a thousand-year Ice Soul as the spiritual guide for the shuttle. It renders the wearer impervious to blades and guns, and can withstand attacks from cultivators below the Golden Core Stage.]
Golden Core Stage—if converted to Ability User levels, that would be roughly a high-tier ability level of 4-5.
It had only been a month into the apocalypse. Not to mention high-tier ability users of level 4-5, even newly awakened ability users were few and far between.
With this gown, she wouldn’t need to fear those gun-wielding bandits if she encountered them again.
As for the bulletproof vest, she wore it on the outermost layer over the Flowing Immortal Gown.
Though it looked a bit mismatched, she understood the principle of concealing one’s true assets.
The silk spun by the ten-thousand-year ice silkworm was cool and refreshing, and even with the current temperatures nearing 60 degrees, she didn’t feel particularly hot.
The only drawback was that this gown was far too eye-catching.
“System, red is too flashy. Are there no other colors in the same style of Flowing Immortal Gown?”
【Host, all items in the System Mall are unique. If you wish to change the color of the gown, you would need to unlock the System’s Forging function. However, given your current Opportunity Points situation, the path to unlocking the Forging function is still long and arduous.]
“The Forging function can change the color of the gown? Can it also enhance weapon attributes?”
【Of course. However, before unlocking the Forging function, the System must be upgraded.]
“How many Opportunity Points does it take to upgrade the System?”
【100,000 Opportunity Points.]
“Heh, red is just fine. I happen to like red.”
It seemed the System still had many functions yet to be discovered. Whether it was upgrading the System or purchasing the Omni-type Shelter, the required Opportunity Points were astronomical figures.
It looked like she still had to put in a lot of effort if she wanted to live comfortably in the apocalypse.
At the crossroads of the Eastern District, Xu Qingtian and Jiang Nanying were positioned at the very center of the group, and the entire party was advancing cautiously toward the location of the yellow light.
Strange—there had clearly been a beam of yellow light appearing in the east just a moment ago, so why was it gone now?
[100,000 Fate Points.]
“Heh heh, red is a good color. This one has always liked red.”
It seemed the system had many functions yet to be discovered—whether upgrading the system or purchasing the all-purpose shelter, the required Fate Points were astronomical.
It appeared that if she wanted to thrive in the apocalypse, she still had a long way to go.
At the crossroads of the Eastern District, Xu Qingtian and Jiang Nanying stood at the very center of the group, the entire party advancing cautiously toward the location of the yellow light.
Strange—just a moment ago, a beam of yellow light had appeared to the east, so why was it gone now?
Xu Qingtian felt a vague sense of loss, the same feeling she’d had yesterday when Hua Wuyan had taken her jade bracelet.
That beam of yellow light must be closely connected to her!
“Senior Nanying, that yellow light was near the fountain pool just now—let’s go check it out.”
A few others in the group hesitated and called out to Jiang Nanying, “Senior Nanying, the Eastern District is so close to the city center, and the population there is dense—it’s too dangerous. Why don’t we head to the base first?”
“Yeah, with so many of us, we’re too big a target. Getting to the safe base should be our top priority.”
Xu Qingtian was about to argue when Jiang Nanying gave her hand a reassuring squeeze and countered, “Have you all forgotten the airdrop crate we saw two weeks ago? That crate from who-knows-where had not only food and water, but also plenty of weapons.
The armor that man at the front was wearing was clearly extraordinary. If we could get our hands on those things, what would we have to fear from zombies?”
“Exactly—entering the base is indeed safer than staying out here, but in the apocalypse, combat ability is what matters most!
Senior Nanying has thought this through well. Let’s hurry over then. We can’t let anyone else beat us to it.”