Although Wang Luo encouraged the few of them to try boldly,
they really didn't dare to act as they pleased.
Because they were all well aware,
that these things might involve people's future survival in the apocalypse.
Afterward, the group found an open space near the villa area and began to dig.
"Since it's the first time, let's do it the way we usually plant crops!"
Sun Jianyue suggested.
The others all nodded,
especially since the glowing seeds looked very precious; they dared not mess around.
In the morning,
Sun Jianyue and the others had opened up two plots of land,
one for planting mutated seeds, and another for ordinary seeds that could survive the black rain.
"Does this black soil need fertilizer?"
Someone asked doubtfully.
Logically, black soil should be rich in minerals!
However, this black soil was not natural black soil,
but rather soil formed by the black rain.
Sun Jianyue pinched a handful of black soil and smelled it, saying, "Since we're not sure, let's just divide it into two areas. One area will be fertilized, and the other will be planted normally!"
It was already November,
and the temperature had begun to drop.
So, they chose to plant crops like cabbage, spinach, and garlic sprouts.
With the decision made,
the group got busy.
Not far from the land they had cultivated,
dozens of glowing fruit trees were planted. These were mutated fruit trees that Wang Luo had collected during this period.
However, despite being mutated fruit trees,
none of them had developed intelligence like the man-eating flowers.
These past few days,
Wang Luo had taken a break and started to enjoy life in the apocalypse.
Every day, he lay on a lounge chair on the rooftop, sipping tea, reading books, petting his cat, and occasionally getting a spa treatment. At night, he would discuss the meaning of life with two beautiful women. Life was blissful!
"This is how the apocalypse should be!"
Wang Luo said comfortably, taking a sip of his tea.
As for Zhao Qingxuan and the others,
they would go out grandly with people every day.
Now that there were more people,
they were divided into two teams.
Zhao Qingxuan's team was out searching for supplies,
while Yang Shu led the others in hunting zombies and collecting energy source crystals.
After some time,
they had collected tens of thousands of ordinary energy source crystals.
This was the advantage of having more people!
Moreover, both Zhao Qingxuan and Yang Shu had already been promoted to Bronze level!
At this stage, absolutely no one could match them, not even a Black Iron level devourer.
Wang Luo had not been promoted,
because it was simply not worth it.
To be promoted to Bronze level, he would need 3600 energy source crystals, a quantity that even Wang Luo felt was a bit painful.
Therefore, he planned to wait until all the zombies had been promoted to Black Iron level before slowly increasing his own level.
"Soon, it'll be in the next few days!"
Once all the zombies evolved,
ordinary people would truly be useless!
In the evening,
Zhao Qingxuan returned with her team,
but they had brought back nearly a hundred more people than when they left!
"It seems she has incorporated many more people. They must be close to 300 now!"
Wang Luo watched quietly from upstairs.
In the following days,
Zhao Qingxuan would bring back some people every time she went out.
Initially, she had some concerns,
because with more people, there were always some with ulterior motives who wanted to take over.
However, after she and Yang Shu were promoted to Bronze level, these worries vanished.
Moreover, Wang Luo had also said that
if such a situation arose, he would step in to suppress the culprits.
That's why they began to actively recruit survivors.
With more people,
collecting various supplies became more convenient, but the corresponding consumption also increased.
In the villa,
as they were having dinner,
Wang Luo said, "Tomorrow, don't let ordinary people go out!"
"Are the zombies about to evolve?"
Zhao Qingxuan asked.
Wang Luo nodded.
"Once zombies evolve, they will be able to use simple spell attacks. You will need to be extra careful then!"
"Even if you can fly in the air, you won't be completely safe anymore!"
Zhao Qingxuan nodded.
The zombies' evolution had no warning signs.
By the next day when people woke up, the zombies on the streets had changed. Although they still had their ugly appearances, they looked even more ferocious.
"Is this the zombie evolution that the two leaders mentioned?"
Li Junru and the others stood at the entrance of the villa area, looking at the zombies outside in surprise.
"They seem to have become more powerful!"
Qi Sheng said, riding on a pig.
"Isn't that obvious? Would they become weaker after evolving? That would be devolution, not evolution!"
Li Junru rolled her eyes at Qi Sheng.
The latter awkwardly rubbed his nose;
it did seem to make sense.
"Are ordinary people really unable to kill zombies anymore?"
A burly man said in a low voice.
He was an ordinary person, but physically strong.
If ordinary people couldn't kill zombies, it would mean they could no longer exchange for supplies.
This would be a severe blow to ordinary people!
"Why don't you try?"
Someone next to him egged him on.
"If you want to go, you go. Now that the zombies have evolved, who knows how far they've evolved or how strong they are?"
The burly man shook his head.
He wasn't going to be the first one to stick his neck out!
"The two leaders are here!"
Someone suddenly said.
The crowd parted, and the two women walked over.
Even though it was winter,
awakened individuals had strong physiques, and most of them wore only thin clothing.
Zhao Qingxuan and Yang Shu both wore black tight-fitting sportswear, accentuating their graceful figures.
All the men's eyes were glued to them.
But they could only look; these two were not people they could aspire to.
"I know some people might not believe it. How about this: a few ordinary people can try, and we'll support you from the side!"
Yang Shu said with a smile.
"I'll go!"
Seeing the leaders supporting him,
the burly man from before, wielding an axe, stepped forward.
Others might not be trusted, but could the leaders not be trusted?
Roar!
The evolved zombies had a keener sense of smell.
They detected the scent of life from afar and lunged at the burly man.
"Its speed has increased so much!"
The onlookers exclaimed in surprise.
Its speed alone was comparable to that of an ordinary awakened individual.
"Die!"
The burly man shouted,
and charged forward, swinging his axe towards the zombie's head.
With a crunch,
the large axe was brought down, accurately hitting the zombie's head.
However,
to the burly man's horror, his blow did not split the zombie's head open. Instead, the axe got stuck in its head!
He tried to pull the axe out, but it was stuck so tightly that he couldn't remove it!
"Quick, retreat!"
Zhao Qingxuan called out in a low voice.
The burly man snapped back to attention and quickly retreated.
But he was too close to the zombie, and its claws swiped at him.
"This is bad!"
The burly man's heart sank, and his eyes widened.
The onlookers who were watching from a distance held their breath. At such close range, the burly man was certain to die!
Whoosh!
At the critical moment,
a black shadow flashed.
With a "bang," the zombie was sent flying backward.